Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 31B

31B .         Effect of notice pending review by State mining engineer

        (1)         Pending the decision of the State mining engineer on a reference under section 31AY —

            (a)         the operation of an improvement notice is suspended; and

            (b)         the operation of a prohibition notice continues, except to the extent that the State mining engineer  —

                  (i)         permits any work, practice or activity to be carried out or any thing to be done; or

                  (ii)         permits any person to be at the mine concerned or at a part of the mine; or

                  (iii)         in the case of a prohibition notice under Subdivision 3, permits any occupation of the premises concerned.

        (2)         A permission given by the State mining engineer under subsection (1)(b) —

            (a)         is to be in writing; and

            (b)         may be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the State mining engineer thinks fit to impose for the safety of —

                  (i)         employees and other persons at a mine; or

                  (ii)         in the case of a prohibition notice under Subdivision 3, any employee occupying the premises concerned;

                and

            (c)         is to be taken to be of no effect during any period when any such condition or restriction is not being observed according to its tenor.

        (3)         The State mining engineer is to give a copy of any permission given under subsection (1)(b) to the manager of a mine concerned.

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