Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 3.3

3.3 .         Provision of information — earth disturbing operations

        (1)         This regulation applies to any exploration operation that involves the disturbance of earth (including drilling, costeaning or trial pit excavation).

        (2)         For the purposes of section 47(3) of the Act, information relating to any exploration operation to which this regulation applies must, so far as is practicable — 

            (a)         be provided before the exploration operation takes place; and

            (b)         include details of the location, scope and nature of all such exploration operations (including the intended date of commencement and conclusion of exploration activities) that are proposed during an ensuing 6 or 12 month period (as elected by the exploration manager).