Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 67

67 .         Referral of question to State mining engineer

        (1)         If —

            (a)         a request has been made to an employer under section 66(1) in respect of a mine; and

            (b)         the employer considers that the circumstances of the case are such that the employer should not be required to establish a safety and health committee for the mine,

                the employer may refer to the State mining engineer the question of whether a safety and health committee should be so established.

        (2)         The employer must give notice of a referral under this section to —

            (a)         the employee concerned; and

            (b)         any safety and health representative for the mine.

        (3)         The State mining engineer is to —

            (a)         decide a question referred to the State mining engineer under subsection (1); and

            (b)         notify the employer and the employee concerned of the decision.

        [Section 67 inserted by No. 68 of 2004 s. 64.]