Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 31AZ

31AZ .         Review of notices by State mining engineer

        (1)         On a reference under section 31AY, the State mining engineer is to inquire into the circumstances relating to the improvement notice or prohibition notice, and may —

            (a)         affirm the notice; or

            (b)         affirm the notice with such modifications as the State mining engineer considers appropriate; or

            (c)         cancel the notice,

                and, subject to section 31BB and the exercise of the power conferred by section 31BE, the notice has effect or, as the case may be, ceases to have effect accordingly.

        (2)         In dealing with a reference for the review of a prohibition notice the State mining engineer may —

            (a)         refer to an expert chosen by the State mining engineer such matters as appear to him or her to be appropriate; and

            (b)         accept the advice of that expert.

        (3)         The State mining engineer is to give notice in writing of —

            (a)         the decision on the reference; and

            (b)         the reasons for the decision,

                to —

            (c)         the person who referred the notice for review; and

            (d)         if that person is not the manager of a mine concerned, to such manager.

        [Section 31AZ inserted by No. 68 of 2004 s. 76.]