Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982 Coal Mines (General) Amendment (Plans and Information) Regulation 2001 (2001-733) [GG No 138 of 14.9.2001, p 7715] (NSW)

2001 No 733

Coal Mines (General) Amendment New South Wales

(Plans and Information)

Regulation 2001

under the

Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982.

The Hon EDWARD OBEID, M.L.C.,

Minister for Mineral Resources

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Coal Mines (General)

Regulation 1999:

(a)	to enable the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines to supply copies of plans and other information relating to the nature or extent of mine workings to members of the public, and
(b)	to provide that a requirement to notify a mine owner when documents or information about the mine workings have been provided under that Regulation to another person does not apply in cases where, after reasonably diligent inquiry, the mine owner cannot be identified or cannot be found.

This Regulation is made under the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982, including section 174 (the general regulation-making power), and in particular section 174 (2) (hhh) and (iii).

Published in Gazette No 138 of 14 September 2001, page 7715	Page 1
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Coal Mines (General) Amendment (Plans and Information) Regulation 2001
Coal Mines (General) Amendment (Plans and Information) Regulation 2001

1. Name of Regulation

   This Regulation is the Coal Mines (General) Amendment (Plans and
   Information) Regulation 2001.

2. Amendment of Coal Mines (General) Regulation 1999

   The Coal Mines (General) Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in

   Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Coal Mines (General) Amendment (Plans and Information)

Regulation 2001

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 2)

1. Clause 68 Furnishing of documents and information

   Insert after clause 68 (2):

(2A) Subclause (2) does not apply in a case in which, because the mine is an abandoned mine or from any other cause, the identity or whereabouts of the mine owner cannot, after reasonably diligent inquiry, be established.

1. Clause 68A

   Insert after clause 68:

68A Public may request certain information

(1)

The Chief Inspector may, either unconditionally or subject to
conditions, supply to any person on written request:

(a)	a copy of any plan, section or drawing of mine workings, and
(b)	any information relevant to such a plan, section or drawing,

in so far as it relates to the nature or extent of mine workings beneath or adjacent to any land that is expressly referred to in the request.

(2) The Chief Inspector must inform the owner of a mine in writing of the name and address of any person who is supplied with a copy of a plan, section or drawing of, or any information in relation to, the mine workings.

(3)	Subclause (2) does not apply in a case in which, because the mine is an abandoned mine or from any other cause, the identity or whereabouts of the mine owner cannot, after reasonably diligent inquiry, be established.
(4)	Subclause (1) applies only to documents and information in the possession or under the control of the Department.

BY AUTHORITY