Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 38A

38A .         Managers to record periods of duty in mine record book

        (1)         The registered manager for a mine and any alternate registered manager for a mine must each maintain a log in the record book of his or her periods of duty as registered manager for the mine.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), the log maintained by the registered manager and the log maintained by any alternate registered manager must include, in accordance with the regulations, particulars of —

            (a)         each period during which a person appointed under section 34(3) acted as deputy of the registered manager or the alternate registered manager, as the case may be; and

            (b)         the name of the person who so acted during the period.

        (3)         The underground manager and any alternate underground manager must each maintain a log in the record book of his or her periods of duty as underground manager for the mine.

        (4)         Without limiting subsection (3), the log maintained by the underground manager and the log maintained by any alternate underground manager must include, in accordance with the regulations, particulars of —

            (a)         each period during which a person appointed under section 36(3) acted as deputy of the underground manager or the alternate underground manager, as the case may be; and

            (b)         the name of the person who so acted during the period.

        (5)         The quarry manager and any alternate quarry manager must each maintain a log in the record book of his or her periods of duty as quarry manager for the mine.

        (6)         Without limiting subsection (5), the log maintained by the quarry manager and the log maintained by any alternate quarry manager must include, in accordance with the regulations, particulars of —

            (a)         each period during which a person appointed under section 38(3) acted as deputy of the quarry manager or the alternate quarry manager, as the case may be; and

            (b)         the name of the person who so acted during the period.

        (7)         A person who contravenes subsection (1), (3) or (5) commits an offence.

        [Section 38A inserted by No. 68 of 2004 s. 46; amended by No. 16 of 2008 s. 13.]