Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 46

46 .         Principal employer’s relationship to manager

        (1)         If the manager of a mine so requests, the principal employer of the mine must confirm in writing an instruction given by or on behalf of the principal employer to the manager concerning the performance of any duty imposed on the manager under this Act.

        (2)         The principal employer of a mine, or a person on behalf of the principal employer, must not instruct any person (other than the manager) at work at the mine concerning any duty imposed on the manager under this Act except with the consent of the manager or in an emergency.

        (3)         If any instruction referred to in subsection (2) is given in an emergency, the principal employer must, if the manager of the mine so requests, confirm the instruction in writing.

        (4)         The principal employer of a mine must not hinder or compromise the manager in the performance of a duty or responsibility imposed on the manager under this Act.

        (5)         A principal employer who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) commits an offence.

        (6)         A person purporting to act on behalf of a principal employer who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence.