Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014 (WA)

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014 Contents

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014

No. 33 of 2014

An Act to amend the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and to consequentially amend the Coal Industry Superannuation Act 1989.

[Assented to 3 December 2014]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1 – Preliminary1.Short title

This is the Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2014.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

Part 2 – Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 amended3.Act amended

This Part amends the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.

4.Section 4 amended

In section 4(1) delete the definitions of:

assistant inspector

employee’s inspector

5.Section 17 amended

Delete section 17(2) and insert:

• (2)

  There are to be 2 categories of inspectors, namely, district inspectors and special inspectors.

   

6.Section 18 amended

Delete section 18(2).

7.Sections 19 and 20 deleted

Delete sections 19 and 20.

8.Section 21 amended

• (1)

  Delete section 21(2).

• (2)

  In section 21(3) delete “inspector or assistant inspector, as the case may require.” and insert:

   

inspector.

• (3)

  In section 21(4) delete “inspector, special inspector, employee’s inspector, or assistant” and insert:

   
• •

  inspector or special

   

9.Section 25 deleted

Delete section 25.

10.Section 26 amended

In section 26(1), (2) and (4) delete “inspector, an assistant inspector or a person assisting such” and insert:

• •

  inspector or a person assisting

   

11.Section 53 amended

In section 53(1)(g) delete “employees, employers, and employee’s inspectors in accordance with section 25,” and insert:

employees and employers

12.Section 77 amended

In section 77(2) delete “an assistant inspector,”.

13.Section 87 amended

In section 87(4):

• (a)

  delete “inspector, an assistant inspector,” and insert:

   

inspector

 

• (b)

  delete “inspector, assistant inspector,” (each occurrence) and insert:

   

inspector

  14.Section 104 amended

In section 104(1)(a) delete “and assistant inspectors”.

15.Section 108 deleted

Delete section 108.

16.Schedule 1 deleted

Delete Schedule 1.

17.Various references to “or assistant inspector” deleted

In the provisions listed in the Table delete “or assistant inspector”.

Table

Provision	Provision
s. 21(3) (1st and 2nd occurrences)	s. 21(4) (2nd occurrence)
s. 21(5) (each occurrence)	s. 23(1) (each occurrence)
s. 23(2) and (3)	s. 26(1)(a), (2) and (4)(b)
s. 27(1) (each occurrence)	s. 28(1) (each occurrence)
s. 29(1) (each occurrence)	s. 29(2)
s. 30(2) and (3)(a)	s. 31(a)
s. 31AA(1)(a)	s. 31AC(1) and (2)(b)
s. 31AD(1) and (2)(b)	s. 31AE
s. 31AF(a)	s. 31AH(2) (each occurrence)
s. 31AH(3)	s. 31AI(a)
s. 31BD(1)	s. 98(1)(f)
s. 101(b)

18.Various references to “or an assistant inspector” deleted

In the provisions listed in the Table delete “or an assistant inspector”.

Table

Provision	Provision
s. 21(3)	s. 30(1)
s. 31AB	s. 31AH(1)

Part 3 – Coal Industry Superannuation Act 1989 amended19.Act amended

This Part amends the Coal Industry Superannuation Act 1989.

20.Section 4 amended

Delete section 4(1)(b).