Mine Management Regulations (NT)
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
MINE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
As in force at 11 December 2001
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Manager to comply with Regulations
PART 2 - GENERAL
4. Standards applying at mines
5. Environmental reporting
6. Construction work
7. Training to be provided
7A. Certification of equipment operators8. Liquor and drugs
9. Accident stand-by vehicle
10. Emergency rescue and evacuation procedures
PART 3 - MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND RECORDS
11. Employees records to be kept
11A. Medical examination12. Inspection of medical certificates
13. [Repealed]
14. Silicosis and tuberculosis
PART 4 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
15. Airborne contaminants
16. Noise
17. Lighting
18. Exposure to certain risks
19. Radiation protection
20. Material safety data sheets and registers
21. Labels
22. Personal protective equipment
23. Use and maintenance of personal protective equipment
24. - 25.[Repealed]26. Areas to be signposted
27. - 33.[Repealed]34. Safety belts and ropes
35. [Repealed]
PART 5 - FIRE
36. Fire fighting apparatus
37. Fire fighting training
PART 6 - EXPLOSIVES
38. Explosives log book
39. Employee in charge of explosives magazines
40. Explosives magazines
41. Bulk explosives facilities
42. Misfires
43. [Repealed]
44. Blasting in residential or environmentally sensitive areas
45. Blast monitoring
46. Drill safety
47. Unusual blasting methods
48. Old or deteriorated explosives
49. Recording of incidents
50. [Repealed]
PART 7 - ELECTRICITY
51. Notice of new work
52. Substations and distribution centres
53. Electrical diagram to be kept
54. Power supply to mine
55. Remote motors
56. Movable and mobile machine protection
56A. Portable machine protection57. Earthing in trailing cables
58. Trailing cables to be identified
59. High voltage mobile and transportable machines
60.Touch voltage limitation on high voltage movable and mobile machines
61. Work on high voltage apparatus
62. Routine tests
PART 8 - MACHINERY
Division 1 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels
63. Boilers and unfired pressure vessels to be inspected
64. Certificate of inspection
Division 2 - Cranes and Hoists
65. Cranes and hoists to be inspected
66. Certificate of inspection
67. - 68.[Repealed]69. Riding in cage
70. Overhead warning devices
71. Employees lifted by forklift truck
72. [Repealed]
Division 3 - Lifts
73. Carriage of persons in lifts
74. Lift repairs
Division 4 - Machinery Safety
75. Machinery guards
PART 9 - MOBILE EQUIPMENT
76. Mobile equipment
77. Inspection of mobile equipment
78. Operation of mobile equipment
79. Trailers
PART 10 - SAFETY IN OPEN CUTS
80. Dumping operations
81. Surge stockpiles or bins
82. Equipment on surge stockpiles
83. Stoping to be clear from open cuts
84. Faces of open cuts
85. Sand pits
86. Standards of haulage road
PART 11 - SAFETY UNDERGROUND
87. Communications
88. Cellular polyurethane foam
89. Employees working alone
90. Escape or exit ways
91. Refuge stations
92. Mine liable to water or gas inundation
93. Entry to ore passes
94. Obstructed ore passes
95. Workings approaching each other
96. Personnel check systems
97. Declines
98. Vehicle travelling way refuges
99. Ladderways to be cased off from haulage compartments
100. Inspections
101. Travelling way and shaft inspection
102. Inspections to be recorded
103. Abandoned shafts and drives
PART 12 - ENGINES UNDERGROUND
104. Type of engines
105. Stationary engines
106. Idling of engines
107. Type of fuel
108. Storage of fuel, &c.
109. Safety in fuel storage areas
110. Transport of fuel underground
111. Underground service stations and workshops
112. Safety equipment on vehicles
113. Working on top or out of l.h.d.
PART 13 - VENTILATION
114. Adequate ventilation to be maintained
115. Air quality
116. Ventilation plans
PART 14 - WINDING
Division 1 - General
116A. Operators of winding engines
116B. Winding licence
116C. Cancellation, suspension, &c., of licence
116D. Manager to report negligence of winding engine driver
116E. Winding engine log book
116F. Approval of winding engines117. Trainee winding engine driver
118. Entries in winding engine log book
119. Inspection of winding equipment
120. Testing of brakes
121. Service brake to be fully applied
122. Winding engines to be ready for use
123. Monkeys in shafts
124. Kibbles
125. Maximum period for operation of winding engine
126. Carriage of tools, materials, &c.
127. Riding in conveyances
128. Signalling from conveyances
129. Code of signals
130. Notice of signals to be displayed
131. Signals during development work
Division 2 - Winding Engines
132. Standard of winding engines
133. Control methods in winding engines
134. Overwind preventor to be provided
135. Overwinds
136. Backing out from overwind preventor position
137. Overwound conveyance arrestor to be provided
137A. Maximum load of winding engine138. Safe working load of winding engine
Division 3 - Ropes
139. Rope history
140. Chains not to be used in place of winding ropes
141. Winding ropes to be certified and tested
142. Old ropes not to be used
143. Spliced ropes not to be used
144. Drum winding ropes - factors of safety
145. Withdrawal of ropes
146. Guides in vertical shafts
Division 4 - Conveyances
147. Conveyance to be provided
148. Standard of construction of conveyances
149. Testing of conveyances
149A. Operation testing150. Protection in conveyance
151. Number of employees to be carried in conveyance
152. Employees not to use certain cages
153. Factor of safety of components of attachments
154. Use of hooks
155. Provisions for boarding and leaving conveyance
156. Interlocking of shaft doors and winding engine controls
157. Push-button controls
Division 5 - Drum Winding
158. Testing of ropes
159. Size of drum and sheave
160. Brakes
161. Testing of braking systems
162. Twin-drum engines
163.Certain drum winding engines not to be used to transport employees
164. Precautions while repairs are effected
165. Safety measures
Division 6 - Friction Winding
166. Driving sheave design
167. Maximum loads
168. Brakes
169. Equipment for winding engines
170. Detaching devices
171. Sheave design
172. Friction winding ropes - factors of safety
173. Ropes to be tested
174. Rate of rope stretch
175. Unsafe ropes to be discarded
176. Rope dressing
177. Rope balancing
Division 7 - Shaft Sinking
178. Application
179. Use of cranes prohibited in certain areas
180. Conditions of use of cranes
181. Carriage of employees by cranes
182. Safety in shafts while crane in use
183. Access to shafts without sinking stage
184. Doors
185. Doors to be clearly visible
186. Shaft bottom protection
187. Kibble spillage
188. [Repealed]
PART 15 - DAMS
189. Tailings dams and water storage dams
190. [Repealed]
PART 16 - DREDGES
191. Life-saving equipment
192. Line indicators
193. Warning notices
194. Work boats
195. Lights
PART 17 - MISCELLANEOUS
196. Regulatory offences
197. Penalties
198. Degree of impracticability
199. Repeal
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 2A
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
Notes
Table of Amendments
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 11 December 2001. Any amendments that may come into operation after that date are not included.
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MINE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Mine Management Regulations under the Mine Management Act
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Mine Management Regulations. (See back note 1)
Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears -
"adit" means a horizontal or near horizontal entrance to a mine;
"airborne contaminant" means a substance which is not a normal constituent in air or is present at a level greater than that normally occurring in air;
"batter of a face or profile of an open cut" means the angle that the face or side of an open cut makes with the horizontal overall;
"bench" means the horizontal step or floor along which ore, stone or overburden is worked or mined;
"berm" means a level surface or bench left or specially cut in the side of an open cut for the purpose of trapping falling material;
"bin" means a structure used to hold loose material;
"brace" means a platform area around a shaft on the surface at a mine;
"bridle" means a device which attaches to a winding rope and supports and guides a conveyance within a shaft;
"Chief Health Officer" has the same meaning as in the Public Health Act;
"conveyance" means the equipment on a winding engine which conveys persons or material;
"decline" means a downward sloping entrance or a downward sloping area of less than 15o slope;
"dredge" includes a barge, pontoon or other structure used to carry on mining operations by means of dredging, pumping, sluicing or other similar method;
"drum winding engine" means a winding engine in which the winding rope is driven by the winding rope being wound or unwound on a drum;
"electrician" means a person who holds an electrical worker's licence, endorsed with the trade classification electrical mechanic and a grading A, issued under the Electrical Workers and Contractors Act;
"emergency procedure" means a procedure to deal with a recognised dangerous situation;
"face" means an area of excavation which has been worked;
"first aid facilities" includes first aid kits, special first aid equipment, safety showers and eyewashes;
"friction winding engine" means a winding engine in which the winding rope is driven by friction;
"hazard" means an agent which has the potential to injure or compromise the health or safety of a person;
"hazardous substance" means a substance which has the potential to harm the health of a person;
"kibble" means a large bucket used in shaft operations;
"load haul dump" means a hydraulically operated, earth moving machine;
"knocker line" means a line or cable hung in a shaft, rise, winze or pass that is attached to a sounding device or bell at one end and is used to transmit signals;
"material safety data sheet" means a document set out in accordance with the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission's publication entitled "Guidance Note for the Completion of a Material Safety Data Sheet" published by the Australian Government Publishing Service;
"medical examination" means an examination carried out by a medical practitioner;
"mobile equipment" means equipment used to excavate, load or transport material that moves on wheels, tracks or skids, but does not include a mobile machine;
"mobile machine" means an electrically operated machine capable of being moved about while in use, but does not include an overhead crane or a locomotive used for haulage purposes;
"monkey" is a non load bearing device which guides a conveyance in a shaft;
"movable machine" means an electrically operated machine that is, from the nature of its use, required to be moved, from time to time, with its power source disconnected;
"open cut" mean a surface excavation;
"operator" means a person who is trained to operate machinery;
"ore pass" means an underground opening through which broken material is transferred, by gravity, from a higher level to a lower level;
"pentice" means a cover or roof over a sinking shaft for the protection of employees working below in the shaft;
"personal protective equipment" means equipment which is designed to protect a person from, or reduce a person's exposure to, a hazard;
"plat" means a platform area around a shaft;
"portable machine" means an electrically operated machine capable of being held by hand while in use;
"qualified person" means a person trained in a specific discipline and possessing qualifications approved by an inspector;
"raise" or "rise" means a development excavated upwards from a level drive or crosscut;
"shaft" means an opening into a mine having an inclination to the horizontal of 15o or more through which persons or materials are raised or lowered, or which is used as a main intake or outlet for ventilation;
"shift" means a fixed normal working period;
"skip" means a container which is used to transfer material from one level to another;
"stope" means an excavation, other than development workings, made for the purpose of excavating ore;
"surge stockpile" means a stockpile of ore installed at the input end of a processing or treatment plant to provide uniform feeding of material to the plant;
"touch voltage limitation" means the voltage at which the exposed frame or container of an apparatus, normally at earth potential, may be raised above earth potential during fault conditions without presenting a hazard;
"transportable machine" means an electrically operated machine that is, from the nature of its use, required to be moved, from time to time, between periods when it is in operation, without being dismantled;
"underground" means having an overlying cover of rock;
"winding engine" means a mechanical appliance by which persons or materials are raised or lowered by a rope or ropes in a vertical or inclined shaft at a mine;
"winding engine driver" means the person operating or in charge of a winding engine;
"winding engine log book" means the winding engine log book kept under section 29 of the Act in respect of a winding engine;
"winding licence" means a winding licence granted under these Regulations;
"working face" means the area of excavation which is being worked.
(2) In these Regulations, a reference to the abbreviation "AS" followed by a group of numerals or letters, or numerals and letters, is a reference to the Australian Standard, indicated by that group, published by the Standards Association of Australia.
(3) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a technical term not otherwise defined has the meaning ordinarily described to it in the technical field in relation to which the term is used.
(4) Where a document, standard, rule or specification adopted by these Regulations refers to another document, standard, rule or specification or any part thereof, then such document, standard, rule or specification or part thereof, shall be deemed to be adopted by these Regulations to the extent necessary to give full force and effect to the first-mentioned document, standard, rule or specification.
(5) Where a document, standard, rule, or specification adopted by these Regulations refers to "the statutory authority" or "the regulatory authority", the reference shall be construed as a reference to the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
(6) Where a document, standard, rule or specification adopted by these Regulations is inconsistent with these Regulations, the Regulations shall prevail and the document, standard, rule or specification is, to the extent of the inconsistency, invalid.
(7) Where a document, standard, rule or specification adopted by these Regulations is inconsistent with another document, standard, rule or specification also adopted by these Regulations, the document, standard, rule or specification that prevails shall be determined by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
(8) Where the design of a mine or a part of a mine is required to comply with a document, standard, rule or specification at the time of its design, the document, standard, rule or specification shall continue to apply to the mine or the part of the mine, without amendment, until alteration, repair or relocation, at which time, the Chief Government Mining Engineer may direct that the mine or the part of the mine be modified to comply with the document, standard, rule or specification as applying at that time.
Manager to comply with Regulations
The manager of a mine shall ensure that all activities at the mine are carried out in accordance with these Regulations and, where an obligation is imposed by a regulation, the manager shall, unless the contrary intention appears, comply with and not contravene the regulation.
PART 2 - GENERAL
Standards applying at mines
(1) The Australian Standards specified in Schedule 1 apply to and in relation to a mine and shall be complied with in conjunction with, or as part of, an obligation imposed by these Regulations.
(2) The Australian Standards specified in Schedule 2 shall be taken into account when complying with an obligation imposed by these Regulations.
Environmental reporting
At approved intervals, the manager of a mine shall submit to the Chief Government Mining Engineer, for approval, plans and reports on rehabilitation, water management and monitoring programs at the mine.
Construction work
The construction of any plant, structure or building at a mine shall not be commenced unless it is approved.
Training to be provided
(1) Induction and ongoing training relating to an employee's employment at a mine shall be provided to an employee employed at a mine.
(2) An employee who works underground at a mine shall be given training and drilling in emergency procedures to ensure that the employee understands and is capable of implementing the procedures.
(3) Details of training provided under this regulation shall be recorded and shall form part of an employee's employment record at a mine.
7A.Certification of equipment operators
An operator of industrial equipment at a mine, other than earth moving equipment, shall be certified in accordance with Worksafe document NOHSC:1006 or NOHSC:7019, as is appropriate.
Liquor and drugs
(1) Subject to this regulation, an employee shall not -
(a)attend work at a mine if the employee is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug; or
(b)be in possession of intoxicating liquor or a drug at a mine.
(2) Subject to this regulation, the manager of a mine shall not permit an employee to commence work at the mine, or remain at work, if, in the opinion of the manager, the person is affected by intoxicating liquor or a drug.
(3) This regulation does not apply to -
(a)the possession by an employee of a drug prescribed by a medical practitioner for use by the person; or
(b)the possession of intoxicating liquor with the authority of the manager.
Accident stand-by vehicle
(1) A vehicle shall be maintained on stand-by at a mine for transporting employees injured at the mine to a place for medical treatment.
(2) An employee authorised to give first aid or medical treatment at a mine shall be notified of the vehicle referred to in subregulation (1) and shall have effective control of the vehicle while the employee is on duty at the mine.
Emergency rescue and evacuation procedures
(1) Emergency rescue and evacuation procedures shall be prepared for a mine, commensurate with -
(a)the scale and complexity of the operation;
(b)the nature and extent of potential hazards; and
(c)the degree of risk pertaining,
at the mine.
(2) A copy of procedures prepared under subregulation (1) shall be forwarded to the Chief Government Mining Engineer not later than 14 days after a request for the copy is made by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
PART 3 - MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND RECORDS
Employees records to be kept
A record of each employee who works at a mine shall be kept containing -
(a)the date of birth of the employee;
(b)the date when the employee commenced work at the mine;
(c)the date when the employee commenced work underground at the mine, if applicable;
(d)the date on which the employee ceased work at the mine; and
(e)the date and results of all medical examinations undergone by the employee as part of the employee's employment at the mine or on ceasing to work at the mine.
11A.Medical examination
(1) An employee who may be exposed to a health risk at a mine may be directed to undergo such medical examinations, at such times, as the Chief Government Mining Engineer may specify.
(2) An employee directed under subregulation (1) shall not refuse to undergo a medical examination as and when specified by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
Inspection of medical certificates
(1) A person who conducts a medical examination of an employee under these Regulations shall provide a copy of the medical certificate relating to the employee to the manager of the mine at which the employee is employed.
(2) Where the manager of a mine has been provided with a medical certificate relating to an employee who is or was employed at the mine, the manager shall, on request, make the certificate available to an inspector or the Chief Health Officer.
[Repealed]
Silicosis and tuberculosis
(1) The Chief Government Mining Engineer may, by notice in writing served on the manager of a mine, declare the mine or a part of the mine to be an area of silicosis risk for the purposes of the Silicosis and Tuberculosis (Mine-Workers and Prospectors) Act.
(2) A manager notified under subregu-lation (1) shall enter the notice in the mine record book and cause a copy of the notice to be displayed at the mine.
(3) The Chief Government Mining Engineer shall send a copy of a notice referred to in subregulation (1) to the Chief Health Officer as soon as practicable after the notice is served on the manager.
PART 4 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Airborne contaminants
(1) Dust at a mine shall be kept at a minimum and an employee at the mine shall not be exposed to airborne contaminants exceeding those set out in the Worksafe document, NOHSC:1003 and 3008, entitled "Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment".
(2) The Chief Government Mining Engineer may, for the purposes of this regulation, classify a mine or a part of a mine, and monitoring of airborne dust and contaminants at the mine or part so classified shall be undertaken at intervals determined in accordance with Schedule 2A for the classification.
Noise
(1) An employee shall not be exposed at a mine to noise exceeding -
(a)an 8 hour equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level, LAeq,8h, of 85 dB(A); or
(b)a peak sound pressure level, Lpeak, of 140 dB(lin).
(2) Exposure to noise is taken to be that measured at an employee's ear position without taking into account protection that may be afforded by hearing protection equipment.
(3) A hearing protection program shall be provided to an employee at a mine if the employee may be exposed to noise exceeding that specified in subregulation (1).
Lighting
An area at a mine where an employee is required to work or pass through shall have a sufficient level of lighting for the employee to perform the work or to permit the employee to pass through the area without the health or safety of the employee being at risk.
Exposure to certain risks
Where an employee at a mine is exposed to -
(a) heat or cold;
(b) whole body vibration; or
(c) biological hazards,
such that there is a risk to the health or safety of the employee, measures shall be taken to protect the health and safety of the person.
Radiation protection
(1) In this regulation, "Code" means the Code of Practice on Radiation Protection in the Mining and Milling of Radioactive Ores (1987), referred to as the Radiation Protection (Mining and Milling) Code (1987), as amended from time to time, made under section 9(1) of the Environment Protection (Nuclear Codes) Act 1978 of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Code applies to and in relation to all mines.
(3) The expression "appropriate authority" in the Code means, in respect of the clause of the Code specified in column 1 of Schedule 3, the employee or employees specified opposite in column 2 of the Schedule.
(4) The power of the Chief Government Mining Engineer under clause 9(14) or (26) of the Code shall not be exercised without prior consultation with the Chief Health Officer.
Material safety data sheets and registers
(1) Where a hazardous substance is used at a mine -
(a)the current material safety data sheet of the substance shall be available to all employees at the mine;
(aa)the immediate first aid or emergency data for contact with the hazardous substance shall be prominently displayed, and the first aid or emergency supplies for dealing with contact with the hazardous substance shall be readily accessible, at all places at the mine at which the hazardous substance is used;
(b)a material safety data sheet shall be obtained from the manufacturer, importer or supplier before or on the first supply of a hazardous substance to the mine;
(c)a register of hazardous substances used at the mine shall be kept and maintained and shall be made available to an inspector on request; and
(d)a container in which a hazardous substance is stored shall be labelled to warn of the presence of the substance in the container.
(2) A register kept under subregulation 1(c) shall contain -
(a)the current material safety data sheet for; and
(b)any other information relating to the safe use, handling or storage of,
hazardous substances used at the mine.
(3) A register kept under subregulation (1) shall be made available, on request, to an employee working at the mine.
(4) An employee shall not alter a material safety data sheet of a hazardous substance at a mine.
Labels
(1) A container at a mine in which a hazardous substance is stored shall have affixed to it a label containing the following information:
(a)identification of the substance, including the substance name and trade name;
(b)ingredients and formulation details, where applicable;
(c)risks associated with the substance;
(d)directions for safe use, storage and handling, where applicable;
(e)emergency procedures;
(f)details of the manufacturer or supplier of the substance.
(2) Where a hazardous substance at a mine is contained in a system, such as a pipe or piping system, process vessel or reactor vessel, the system shall be identified to warn a person of the presence of the substance in the system.
Personal protective equipment
(1) Personal protective equipment shall be provided to an employee at a mine where exposure to a hazard may compromise the health or safety of the employee and where other means of controlling the exposure are not practicable.
(2) Personal protective equipment provided under subregulation (1) shall, when used correctly, provide protection to the employee wearing it so that the health or safety of the employee is not compromised because of the hazard.
Use and maintenance of personal protective equipment
Where personal protective equipment is provided at a mine -
(a)training in the correct fitting, use and maintenance of the equipment shall be provided;
(b)information on the limitations of the use of the equipment shall be provided; and
(c)the equipment shall be maintained in good working order.
24. - 25.[Repealed]
Areas to be signposted
An area at a mine where personal protective equipment is required to be worn shall be clearly identified.
27. - 33.[Repealed]
Safety belts and ropes
(1) A safety belt shall be provided for use by an employee working underground at a mine.
(2) A safety belt and rope shall be provided for use by an employee working -
(a)at a precipitous place or on a loose rock slope at a mine;
(b)at a chute, pass or bin at a mine; or
(c)at a place at a mine where there is a risk that the employee may fall from a height.
[Repealed]
PART 5 - FIRE
Fire fighting apparatus
(1) Fire fighting apparatus shall be provided at a mine and shall be maintained at all times.
(2) An inspector may direct that fire precautions be taken in such areas at a mine as are specified by the inspector.
(3) An inspector may direct that fire prevention measures be undertaken at a mine in consultation with the Regional Bushfires Committee, if any, established under the Bushfires Act for the region in which the mine is situated.
Fire fighting training
(1) An employee at a mine shall be trained in the procedures to be followed in the event of a fire at the mine.
(2) Training under subregulation (1) shall include -
(a)emergency fire procedures;
(b)the factors necessary for combustion;
(c)the classification of fires;
(d)the causes of fire and fire prevention measures;
(e)identification, use and methods of operation of portable fire equipment;
(f)fire exit drill; and
(g)training in first aid to be provided to fire or smoke inhalation victims.
PART 6 - EXPLOSIVES
Explosives log book
(1) A book, to be known as an explosives log book, shall be provided for each explosives magazine at a mine.
(2) An employee appointed under regulation 39 to be in charge of an explosives magazine shall keep in the explosive log book provided for the magazine under subregulation (1) an accurate record of all incoming, outgoing and current stocks of explosives.
Employee in charge of explosives magazines
(1) The manager of a mine shall appoint such employees as the manager thinks fit to be in charge of an explosives magazine at the mine and shall enter the appointments in the mine record book.
(2) An employee appointed under subregulation (1) shall, while the employee is on duty at the mine, have and retain in his or her possession or control the key to the explosives magazine for which the employee is in charge.
(3) An employee, other than an employee appointed under subregulation (1), shall not have or retain in his or her possession a key to an explosives magazine at a mine.
Explosives magazines
The location of an explosives magazine at a mine shall be approved by an inspector.
Bulk explosives facilities
Bulk explosives storage, manufacturing and transporting facilities at a mine shall be approved by an inspector.
Misfires
(1) Where explosives in a hole at a mine misfire -
(a)a barricade or other obstruction shall be placed around the hole; and
(b)a sign, warning of the misfire, shall be placed on the barricade or obstruction,
if the hole is left unattended while the explosives remain in the hole.
(2) The manager of a mine shall, as soon as practicable after a misfire of more than 500 kilograms of explosives occurs at the mine -
(a)notify an inspector; and
(b)enter details of the misfire in the mine record book.
[Repealed]
Blasting in residential or environmentally sensitive areas
Blasting in or near a residential area or such other area as may be specified by an inspector shall be conducted in a manner so that the disturbance to residents in the area or to the ecosystem of an environmentally sensitive area is kept to a minimum.
Blast monitoring
(1) Blast monitoring equipment shall be installed at a mine when directed by an inspector.
(2) Results from equipment installed under subregulation (1) shall be submitted to an inspector as required by the inspector.
(3) Air blast overpressure limits at a mine shall not exceed 125 decibels.
Drill safety
Drilling shall not commence at a face underground at a mine unless the face and back have been barred and washed down and found to be safe.
Unusual blasting methods
(1) An inspector shall be notified of -
(a)a new blasting method to be used; or
(b)an unusual application of explosives or equipment used with explosives,
at a mine.
(2) Unless approved by an inspector, blasting in a shaft sinking operation at a mine shall be initiated only from the surface at the mine.
Old or deteriorated explosives
Old or deteriorated explosives at a mine shall be destroyed in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer of the explosives.
Recording of incidents
An unusual incident or irregular occurrence in relation to -
(a)the testing, use, transport or storage of explosives; or
(b)the equipment or facilities used to manufacture explosives,
at a mine shall be recorded in the mine record book.
[Repealed]
PART 7 - ELECTRICITY
Notice of new work
(1) [Omitted]
(2) Before constructing an electrical installation or carrying out a major alteration of an electrical installation at a mine, the manager shall notify the Chief Government Mining Engineer and submit such information to the Chief Government Mining Engineer as may be required by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
(3) The manager of a mine shall notify the Chief Government Mining Engineer before a major electrical installation at the mine is energised or re-energised.
Substations and distribution centres
(1) A substation or distribution centre at a mine shall be accessed only by employees authorised by the manager of the mine.
(2) A substation or distribution centre at a mine shall -
(a)be kept dry and free from debris;
(b)not be used for storage;
(c)be provided with fixed lighting;
(d)be provided with fire protection;
(e)if situated underground, be provided with permanent telephones or other means of communication to the surface; and
(f)be provided with durable non hygroscopic notices containing directions as to -
(i)the resuscitation of employees suffering from an electric shock;
(ii)the procedure to be followed in case of a fire; and
(iii)the employees who are permitted to have access to and use the apparatus in the substation or distribution centre.
Electrical diagram to be kept
(1) A diagram showing the position, size and purpose of all fixed apparatus and cables at a mine, including signalling and telephonic apparatus, shall be kept at the mine.
(2) The diagram referred to in subregulation (1) shall be -
(a)brought up to date not less than once each 6 months; and
(b)produced by the manager of the mine to an inspector on being requested to do so by the inspector.
Power supply to mine
(1) The power supply at a mine shall be protected on the surface against -
(a)short circuit and overload; and
(b)leakage of current to earth.
(2) [Omitted]
(3) Earthing electrodes associated with the earthing system at a mine shall be on the surface at the mine.
Remote motors
A motor at a mine that is operated remotely or in such a way that it cannot be seen from its switch or control gear shall -
(a)have facilities for locking it in an isolated position; and
(b)be wired so that the motor cannot be started until released from the position where it was isolated.
Movable and mobile machine protection
(1) A movable machine or mobile machine and associated trailing cables at a mine operating at a voltage exceeding extra-low voltage shall be protected by -
(a)an approved automatic earth leakage current protection device; and
(b)an approved automatic earth continuity monitoring device, capable of cutting off the power supply in the event of a break in the earth conductor of the cable between the supply or control box and the machine.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), an automatic earth leakage current protection device referred to in subregulation (1)(a) shall be set to operate at a leakage current not exceeding, on circuits where voltage -
(a)does not exceed low voltage - one ampere; or
(b)exceeds low voltage - 2 amperes.
56A.Portable machine protection
A portable machine or apparatus at a mine, and associated cable, operating at a voltage exceeding extra-low voltage shall be protected by an earth leakage current protection device of the instantaneous type set to operate at a value not exceeding 30 milliamperes.
Earthing in trailing cables
A trailing cable used on a moveable or mobile machine at a mine shall be provided with an earthing conductor and pilot conductor.
Trailing cables to be identified
A trailing cable at a mine shall have a distin-guishing number or name clearly indicated -
(a)on a label securely attached to the cable; and
(b)on a label or by other means near a connecting plug of the cable.
High voltage mobile and transportable machines
(1) In this regulation, "machine" means a high voltage moveable machine or a high voltage mobile machine.
(2) High voltage switch gear and control gear of a machine at a mine shall -
(a)be located away from the machine it serves;
(b)be operated by remote control at the machine;
(c)have a load-breaking and load-making isolator interlocked with its cubicle door; and
(d)have facilities for earthing the outgoing cables from the control cubicle.
(3) Facilities referred to in subregulation (2)(d) shall be -
(a)interlocked with the main isolator; and
(b)capable of being locked in the earthing position.
(4) An inspection cover or handhold cover of a control cubicle in a machine shall be interlocked with the incoming power supply in such a way that the power supply to the control cubicle is automatically isolated if the inspection cover or handhold cover is no longer in position.
(5) Relays provided for the protection of a machine at a mine shall be of a hand-resetting type and the hand-resetting facilities shall be located outside the control cubicle.
(6) A remote control circuit of a machine at a mine shall be designed so that, if it fails, there are alternative means to stop the machine until the fault in the remote control circuit is rectified.
Touch voltage limitation on high voltage movable and mobile machines
(1) A mobile machine or movable machine at a mine shall be protected by a touch voltage limitation system.
(2) Earthing resistors associated with a touch voltage limitation system referred to in subregulation (1) shall have a continuous time rating.
(3) A relay associated with a touch voltage limitation system referred to in subregulation (1) shall limit the touch voltage and operating time to that shown by the table and graph lines in AS 3007.2.
Work on high voltage apparatus
Where work is required to be carried out on high-voltage apparatus at a mine, the employee who is to perform the work shall, before commencing the work -
(a)sign on an access permit issued by a qualified person who is not the person who is to perform the work;
(b)effectively isolate the apparatus from the power supply;
(c)test the apparatus to ensure that it is not live; and
(d)earth the apparatus.
Routine tests
(1) An electrician at a mine shall carry out and record -
(a)as often as directed by the manager -
(i)an examination of apparatus at the mine, including earthing conductors;
(ii)an examination of insulation of power circuits at the mine, including machines, cables and apparatus forming part of or connected to those circuits;
(iii)a test of the electrical continuity and effectiveness of the earthing system; and
(iv)a test of the insulation resistance and continuity of conductors of every trailing cable at the mine; and
(b)not less than -
(i)once every 3 months or at such other periods as directed by an inspector, a test of the effectiveness of earth leakage equipment at the mine; and
(ii)once each week, an examination to detect abrasions and other defects of every trailing cable at the mine.
(2) A record made under subregulation (1) shall be made available to an inspector on request.
PART 8 - MACHINERY
Division 1 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels
Boilers and unfired pressure vessels to be inspected
A boiler or unfired pressure vessel at a mine shall be inspected by a qualified person at intervals determined by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
Certificate of inspection
(1) Where a qualified employee who carries out an inspection of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel under regulation 63 is satisfied that the boiler or vessel is in good condition and may be safely used for the purpose for which it is intended, the qualified employee shall issue a certificate to that effect to the manager of the mine.
(2) A certificate issued under subregulation (1) shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place at the mine.
(3) A boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall not be used at a mine unless a certificate issued under subregulation (1) is in force in respect of the boiler or unfired pressure vessel.
Division 2 - Cranes and Hoists
Cranes and hoists to be inspected
A crane or hoist at a mine shall be inspected by a qualified person at intervals determined by the Chief Government Mining Engineer.
Certificate of inspection
(1) Where a qualified person who carries out an inspection of a crane or hoist under regulation 65 is satisfied that the crane or hoist is in good condition and may be safely used for the purpose for which it is intended, the qualified person shall issue a certificate to that effect to the manager of the mine.
(2) A certificate issued under subregulation (1) shall be made available for inspection by an inspector on request.
(3) A crane or hoist shall not be used at a mine unless a certificate issued under subregulation (1) is in force in respect of the crane or hoist.
67. - 68.[Repealed]
Riding in cage
Where a person is lifted in a cage suspended from a crane at a mine, details of the lift shall be recorded in the mine record book as soon as possible after the lift occurs.
Overhead warning devices
A crane at a mine shall be fitted with an overhead warning device to be used when -
(a)handling loads over the head of an employee; or
(b)travelling over an area where an employee may cross.
Employees lifted by forklift truck
An employee shall not be lifted by a forklift truck at a mine unless the employee is lifted on a platform securely fixed and fitted to the forks of the truck.
[Repealed]
Division 3 - Lifts
Carriage of persons in lifts
Unless approved by an inspector, a lift at a mine shall not be used to carry employees.
Lift repairs
(1) Repairs to a lift at a mine shall not be carried out unless -
(a)the repairs are carried out by a qualified employee; and
(b)the employee makes a written record of the repairs carried out.
(2) A record referred to in subregulation (1)(b) shall be kept in the motor room of the lift.
Division 4 - Machinery Safety
Machinery guards
Where the health or safety of an employee at a mine may be at risk because of the operation of a machine or a part of a machine at the mine, the machine or part shall be fitted with a guard or barrier to protect the employee from the risk.
PART 9 - MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Mobile equipment
(1) A record of a modification or alteration to a safety related component of mobile equipment used at a mine, other than a manufacturer's modification, shall be made in the mine record book and an inspector shall be notified, as soon as practicable, after the modification or alteration is made.
(2) When required by an inspector, mobile equipment at a mine shall be fitted with -
(a)a mechanical emergency engine stop that is capable of being operated at ground level;
(b)an audible warning device;
(c)lights and an audible warning device that operate automatically when the machine is being reversed;
(d)mirrors or other devices for safety in reversing;
(e)fire extinguishers; and
(f)[Omitted]
(g)spark arresters and silencers on the exhaust systems.
(3) Where mobile equipment is used underground at a mine, it shall be fitted with -
(a)an integrated fire extinguishing system; and
(b)if operated remotely, a fire extinguishing system actuator fitted to the remote control.
Inspection of mobile equipment
Inspection procedures for mobile equipment at a mine shall be established and implemented to ensure that the equipment, when used, is safe and fit for its intended use.
Operation of mobile equipment
(1) Mobile equipment at a mine has right of way over other vehicles at the mine.
(2) Where an operator is in attendance at a crusher at a mine, the operator of mobile equipment dumping into the feed hopper of the crusher shall not dump the load from the equipment until the "safe to tip" signal is given by the operator of the crusher.
(3) Mobile equipment at a mine shall not be driven at a speed greater than that specified by -
(a)a sign erected at the mine; or
(b)the manager of the mine.
Trailers
Where a trailer being towed by a vehicle (including mobile equipment) at a mine has a gross mass greater than the gross mass of the vehicle, the trailer shall be fitted with a braking system -
(a)capable of being operated from the normal driving position of the vehicle; and
(b)which will effect an immediate application of the brakes of the trailer in the event of the trailer becoming detached from the vehicle and secure the trailer in a stationary position.
PART 10 - SAFETY IN OPEN CUTS
Dumping operations
(1) The surface of a dump at a mine shall rise to the dumping face.
(2) Water shall not be permitted to accumulate at the bottom of the dumping face of a dump.
(3) An operator of a dumping vehicle on a dump shall dump the load from the vehicle -
(a)at a windrow on the dump; or
(b)where a windrow is not provided, not closer than one vehicle length from the edge of the dump.
(4) A windrow referred to in subregulation (3)(a) shall be of axle height of the largest dumping vehicle at the mine.
Surge stockpiles or bins
An employee shall not walk or climb on a surge stockpile or bin at a mine unless -
(a)the employee has been instructed to do so by the manager;
(b)the feed to and from the stockpile or bin has stopped and the feed mechanism is isolated and a safety tag has been affixed to it;
(c)the manager or an employee authorised by the manager has established that the exit point below the stockpile or bin is not blocked or hung up;
(d)the employee is wearing a safety belt securely fixed to an anchorage located above the employee; and
(e)the employee is assisted by another employee stationed at a safe vantage point away from the stockpile or bin.
Equipment on surge stockpiles
(1) Unless approved by an inspector, earthmoving equipment shall not be used on a surge stockpile at a mine.
(2) The operator of earthmoving equipment used on a surge stockpile at a mine shall not leave the equipment while it is on the surge stockpile.
Stoping to be clear from open cuts
Where work is being carried out in an open cut at a mine, unless approved by an inspector, no stoping shall be carried out underground within 30 metres, vertically or horizontally, from a wall or floor of the open cut.
Faces of open cuts
(1) The bench of an open cut shall -
(a)unless approved by an inspector, not be more than 20 metres high;
(b)not be worked in a manner that results in the face overhanging; and
(c)be kept free of loose material.
(2) The bench of an open cut above the working area shall be provided with catch berms not less than 5 metres in width.
(3) Unless approved by an inspector, the working face of an open cut shall be not more than 10 metres high.
(4) In designing the batter of a face or profile of an open cut consideration shall be given to the existing surrounding conditions at the mine.
(5) A design referred to in subregulation (4) shall be submitted to an inspector for approval.
Sand pits
Where sand is excavated at a mine that is within or adjacent to a residential area -
(a)the mine shall be fenced to prevent access being gained by persons who are not authorised by the manager;
(b)the height of a working face from which the sand is being excavated shall not exceed the vertical reach of the excavating equipment working at the face; and
(c)at the end of each shift after sand is excavated, the working face is battered down to prevent a slump of the sand at the face.
Standards of haulage road
Unless approved by an inspector, a road used to transport ore, rock or other products or material at a mine shall be -
(a)signposted;
(b)defined by posts, not less than 1.5 metres high and not more than 100 metres apart, to which reflective material is attached;
(c)sealed, sprayed or otherwise treated to allay dust; and
(d)of a width 2.5 times, or where the road is a one way road, 1.5 times, the width of the widest haulage vehicle used at the mine.
PART 11 - SAFETY UNDERGROUND
Communications
Means of communications shall be provided between the surface and areas underground at a mine and in other areas as directed by an inspector.
Cellular polyurethane foam
Unless approved, polyurethane foam manufactured essentially from poly-hydroxy compounds or polyisocyanates shall not be used underground at a mine.
Employees working alone
An employee who is working alone underground at a mine and not in frequent communication or hearing of other employees shall be visited at intervals, not longer than 2 hours, by an employee directed by the manager.
Escape or exit ways
(1) Where there is a shaft, adit or decline at a mine, a means by which an employee may escape or exit from the shaft, adit or decline shall be provided.
(2) A means of escape or exit provided under subregulation (1) shall be maintained at all times and signposted to indicate the method of escape or exit from the shaft, adit or decline.
(3) Where workings or new sections are being developed underground at a mine, single access to and from the workings or a new section is sufficient where a passageway, independent and separate from the principal access, is planned and put in place at a practicable time to the satisfaction of an inspector.
Refuge stations
(1) Refuge or shelter stations shall be installed underground at a mine for use in emergencies.
(2) The capacity of and the support and rescue provisions to be contained in a station referred to in subregulation (1) shall be such as to cope with the normal number of employees working in the area where the station is installed.
(3) A station referred to in subregulation (1) may be combined with or form part of a cribroom.
(4) An inspector may give directions relating to the location, establishment, provisioning and maintenance of a station referred to in subregulation (1).
Mine liable to water or gas inundation
Where workings at a mine may be inundated by or subject to an inrush of water or gas, the working face shall be preceded with sufficient bore holes to give adequate warning of the likelihood of contact with water or gas and the manager shall ensure that safety precautions appropriate for the workings are taken.
Entry to ore passes
An employee shall not enter the top of an ore pass at a mine unless -
(a)the feed to the ore pass has stopped and the feed mechanism is isolated;
(b)the employee is wearing a safety belt with not more than 2 metres of rope; and
(c)the employee is assisted by another employee.
Obstructed ore passes
(1) Where an ore pass at a mine is obstructed or jammed, an employee shall not go into or beneath the pass and the state of the pass shall be reported to the manager.
(2) Material that is obstructing or jamming an ore pass referred to in subregulation (1) shall be freed by a method determined by the manager.
Workings approaching each other
Where a drive or working at a mine is within 10 metres of another working, whether or not work is being carried out at that working -
(a)only one end shall be advanced;
(b)the end of the stopped working shall be checked for misfires and have all butts flushed out; and
(c)barricades and signposts shall be erected at the stopped end to prevent entry.
Personnel check systems
The manager of a mine shall establish an personnel check system to account for all employees working underground at the mine.
Declines
Special provisions for a decline at a mine shall be formulated with respect to, but not restricted to -
(a)speed limits;
(b)right of way; and
(c)other traffic control measures.
Vehicle travelling way refuges
When required by an inspector, safety refuges of adequate dimension shall be provided at a mine.
Ladderways to be cased off from haulage compartments
An employee shall not ascend or descend a portion of a shaft at a mine by ladderway while the haulage portion of the shaft is in use, unless the haulage portion is cased or securely fenced off from the ladder compartment.
Inspections
A shaft at a mine used for travelling shall be inspected -
(a)not less than once each week; and
(b)before being used following a period of 24 hours or more during which it was not used,
to ensure that it is safe to be used for that purpose.
Travelling way and shaft inspection
(1) An employee shall not be permitted to travel by a travelling way at a mine -
(a)in or near which work has been carried out, where damage may have occurred to the travelling way; or
(b)which has been repaired,
until it is inspected by the manager.
(2) An employee shall not be permitted to travel in a shaft at a mine, down which material has fallen, until it is inspected by the manager to ensure that no damage has occurred in it.
Inspections to be recorded
The results of an inspection carried out under regulation 100 or 101 shall be recorded in the mine record book.
Abandoned shafts and drives
Unless otherwise approved by an inspector, where a shaft or drive at a mine ceases to be used or is abandoned for mining purposes, the shaft or drive shall be rendered safe by securely fencing or filling the shaft or drive.
PART 12 - ENGINES UNDERGROUND
Type of engines
An internal combustion engine, other than a diesel engine, shall not be installed or used underground at a mine.
Stationary engines
Before a stationary or fixed engine is installed underground at a mine, details of the location, installation and operating methods of the engine, and safety precautions to be used in the case of an emergency involving the engine, shall be forwarded in writing to an inspector.
Idling of engines
A diesel engine on a stationary vehicle being used underground at a mine shall not be left running, except for short periods when necessary, and only while an employee remains in control of the engine.
Type of fuel
Oil which -
(a)has a closed cup flash point of less than 610 C; or
(b)contains more than 0.5% by weight of sulphur,
shall not be used underground at a mine for fuelling a vehicle fitted with a diesel engine.
Storage of fuel, &c.
Fuel oil, oil and lubricants used underground at a mine shall be stored in an oil storage room
that -
(a)is constructed of non-flammable material; and
(b)has a suitably paved and drained floor and a covered sump capable of holding not less than one and a half times the quantity of fuel oil, oil and lubricants stored in the room.
Safety in fuel storage areas
An employee shall not -
(a)service a diesel engine; or
(b)smoke or use a naked light,
in or within 8 metres of an oil storage room referred to in regulation 108.
Transport of fuel underground
Details of the methods of transporting fuel underground at a mine shall be forwarded to an inspector.
Underground service stations and workshops
A service station or workshop at a mine shall be constructed and ventilated to a standard approved by an inspector.
Safety equipment on vehicles
A light vehicle used underground at a mine shall be provided with -
(a)lights;
(b)efficient means for giving an audible warning signal;
(c)adequate protection for the driver and passengers; and
(d)an approved portable fire extinguisher placed within easy reach of the driver.
Working on top or out of l.h.d.
(1) A load haul dump shall not be used to transport employees at a mine.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), employees shall not be lifted by a mobile machine or transportable machine to carry out work at a mine without the approval of an inspector.
(3) Employees may be lifted in the bucket of a load haul dump to carry out minor work provided the bucket is free from debris and the employees are wearing a safety belt or harness securely fastened to the bucket.
(4) A qualified person shall remain at the controls of a load haul dump, mobile machine or transportable machine while employees are being lifted to carry out work.
PART 13 - VENTILATION
Adequate ventilation to be maintained
(1) Ventilation shall be constantly produced in every working or occupied part of a mine -
(a)to such an extent that the part of the mine is in a fit state for an employee to work in or to occupy; and
(b)so that the air passes through the part of the mine from inlet to outlet without local circulations.
(2) Where ventilation of a part of a mine is inadequate, work, other than that necessary to remedy the condition, shall not be performed in that part of the mine.
(3) An employee performing work under subregulation (2) shall be provided with adequate protection while performing the work.
Air quality
Diesel engined operated equipment shall not be used underground at a mine if the undiluted exhaust gases of the equipment contain more than 1,000 parts per million of -
(a)carbon monoxide; or
(b)combined oxides of nitrogen calculated as nitrogen dioxide.
Ventilation plans
When required by an inspector, the direction, course and volume of the air currents, and the position of air doors, stoppings, fans and ventilating devices at a mine shall be marked on the plan of the mine prepared under the Act.
PART 14 - WINDING
Division 1 - General
116A.Operators of winding engines
An employee shall not operate or be in charge of a winding engine at a mine unless the employee is -
(a)the holder of a winding licence in respect of the winding engine; or
(b)operating or in charge of the winding engine in accordance with these Regulations.
116B.Winding licence
(1) A person may apply to the Chief Government Mining Engineer for a winding licence.
(2) Subject to this regulation, the Chief Government Mining Engineer, on receipt of an application under subregulation (1), may grant or refuse the application.
(3) The Chief Government Mining Engineer shall not grant a winding licence unless the applicant possesses -
(a)the original of a certificate of a medical practitioner, obtained not more than 30 days before the date of the application, stating that, in the opinion of the medical practitioner, the applicant is not suffering from any physical disability or condition which would make the applicant unfit to hold a winding licence; and
(b)the approved qualifications.
(4) A winding licence may be subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions as the Chief Government Mining Engineer thinks fit and specifies in the licence.
(5) The holder of a winding licence shall not operate, or be in charge of, a winding engine -
(a)in contravention of a restriction, limitation or condition to which the licence is subject; or
(b)if he or she does not possess a medical certificate from a medical practitioner, obtained within the preceding year, stating that, in the opinion of the medical practitioner, the person is not suffering from any physical disability or condition which would make the person unfit to operate, or be in charge of, a winding engine.
116C.Cancellation, suspension, &c., of licence
(1) The Chief Government Mining Engineer, on being satisfied that the holder of a winding licence -
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SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 129
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Signal (number of knocks or rings) | Mean of signal | Action required of winding engine driver | Special requirements |
| Part 1 - General | |||
| 1 | Stop or hold | (a) when conveyance in motion - stop conveyance | action taken, then signal to be returned |
| (b) when conveyance stationary do not move conveyance until further signal is given | |||
| 2 | Lower | Lower conveyance | If winding engine is used for timber or repairing, lowering shall be done with extreme care |
| 3 | Hoist | Hoist conveyance | (a) if winding engine is used for timbering or repairing, hoisting shall be done with extreme care |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Signal (number of knocks or rings) | Mean of signal | Action required of winding engine driver | Special requirements |
| (b) if given after a firing return signal, hoisting shall be done with extreme care | |||
| 4 | Passengers on | Move conveyance | To be returned by driver before loading and giving destination signal |
| 5 repeated | Change conveyance location | Throw in or out of hear | Not to be given while conveyance is in motion |
| 6 | Conveyance not required | Move conveyance | |
| 7 | Firing warning | Raise conveyance by giving the drum of the engine at least one full revolution and then lower it as a sign of readiness to hoist, then stand ready at engine | |
| 8 | Material or tools on | Drive slowly | |
| 12 | Accident signal | To be followed after pause by the signal for the level where the conveyance is required | |
| Part 2 - Level Signals | |||
| 1 then 1 | No. 1 | level | Hoist or lower to specified level |
| " 2 | No. 2 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 3 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 4 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 5 | level | |
| 2 then 1 | No. 6 | level | |
| " 2 | No. 7 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 8 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 9 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 10 | level | |
| 3 then 1 | No. 11 | level | |
| " 2 | No. 12 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 13 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 14 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 15 | level | |
| 4 then 1 | No. 16 | level | |
| " 2 | No. 17 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 18 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 19 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 20 | level | |
| 5 then 1 | No. 21 | level | |
| " 2 | No. 22 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 23 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 24 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 25 | level | |
| 6 then 1 | No. 26 | level | |
| " 2 | No. 27 | level | |
| " 3 | No. 28 | level | |
| " 4 | No. 29 | level | |
| " 5 | No. 30 | level | |
| 7 then 1 | No. 31 | level |
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Notes
The Mine Management Regulations, in force under the Mine ManagementAct, comprise the Regulations 1992, No. 73 as amended by the other Regulations specified in the following table:
| Year and number | Date made | Date notified in the Gazette | Date of commencement |
| 1992, No. 73 | 18 Dec 1992 | 24 Dec 1992 | 24 Dec 1992 |
| 1995, No. 16 | 28 Apr 1995 | 10 May 1995 | 10 May 1995 |
| Act No. 17, 1997 | - | - | s. 16: 10 Dec 1997 Remainder: 1 May 1997 |
| Act No. 62, 2001 | - | - | s. 6: 15 July 2001; s. 8: 1 Jan 2001; s. 9(2): 29 June 2001; Remainder: 11 Dec 2001 (a) |
(a) Section 2 of the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2001 provides as follows:
"2. Commencement
"(1) Section 6 is to be taken to have come into operation on the day on which, but immediately after, the Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 commenced.
"(2) Section 8 is to be taken to have come into operation on the day on which, but immediately before, the Firearms Amendment Act (No. 2) 2000 commenced.
"(3) Section 9(2) is to be taken to have come into operation on the day on which, but immediately after, the Gaming Machine Amendment Act (No. 2) 2001 commenced.
"(4) The remaining provisions of this Act come into operation on the day on which the Administrator's assent to this Act is declared.".
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Table of Amendments
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