Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 43A

43A .         Underground manager or quarry manager, functions of

        (1)         An underground manager is responsible for the immediate direction and control, on a daily basis, of the underground operations of the mine for which the holder of that office is the underground manager, subject to any instructions given to the underground manager by the registered manager or by or on behalf of the principal employer.

        (2)         The underground manager of a mine must, so far as is practicable —

            (a)         control and supervise, on a daily basis, the underground operations of the mine; and

            (b)         ensure that every person who is appointed to perform any duty under this Act underground understands the nature and scope of that duty; and

            (c)         ensure that, when underground, every person, other than the registered manager, the principal employer, or any person acting on behalf of the principal employer, performs all duties imposed on that person under this Act.

        (2a)         An underground manager who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence.

        (3)         A quarry manager is responsible for the immediate direction and control, on a daily basis, of the quarry operations of the mine for which the holder of that office is the quarry manager, subject to any instructions given to the quarry manager by the registered manager or by or on behalf of the principal employer.

        (4)         The quarry manager of a mine must, so far as is practicable —

            (a)         control and supervise, on a daily basis, the quarry operations of the mine; and

            (b)         ensure that every person who is appointed to perform any duty under this Act in the course of quarry operations understands the nature and scope of that duty; and

            (c)         ensure that, when engaged in quarry operations, every person, other than the registered manager, the principal employer, or any person acting on behalf of the principal employer, performs all duties imposed on that person under this Act.

        (5)         A quarry manager who contravenes subsection (4) commits an offence.

        [Section 43A inserted by No. 16 of 2002 s. 4; amended by No. 16 of 2008 s. 17.]