Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Employee’s
inspectors are to be appointed following their election in accordance with the
regulations by a majority of persons who are employed at the mines in the
regions designated for the purpose by the State mining engineer and who
exercise their vote.
(2) To be eligible for
appointment as an employee’s inspector, a person must hold a certificate
of competency as an underground supervisor or, in relation to underground coal
mines, a deputy and have been engaged in general practical underground mining
work as a working miner for not less than 5 years, but the State mining
engineer may, in respect of a particular sector of the mining industry or a
particular region of the State and in special circumstances, accept the
eligibility of persons with lesser qualifications or experience.
(3) Every
employee’s inspector is to be appointed for a term of not more than
4 years and employed on such terms and conditions as are determined by
the Minister after consultation with the Public Sector Commissioner.
(4) An
employee’s inspector is eligible for reappointment following
re-election.
(5) An
employee’s inspector may be removed from office by the Minister on the
grounds of misconduct, neglect of duty or incompetence.
[Section 19 amended by No. 39 of 2010
s. 89.]