Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018 (WA)

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018 Contents

Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018

No. 17 of 2018

An Act to amend the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 to increase penalties for offences.

[Assented to 7 September 2018]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.Short title

This is the Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Act 2018.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — 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.

3.Act amended

This Act amends the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.

4.Various penalties amended

Amend the provisions listed in the Table as set out in the Table.

Table

Provision	Delete	Insert
s. 4A(1)(a)(i)	$5 000	$50 000
s. 4A(1)(a)(ii)	$6 250	$60 000
s. 4A(1)(b)(i)(I)	$25 000	$100 000
s. 4A(1)(b)(i)(II)	$31 250	$120 000
s. 4A(1)(b)(ii)(I)	$50 000	$450 000
s. 4A(1)(b)(ii)(II)	$62 500	$570 000
s. 4A(2)(a)(i)	$100 000	$250 000
s. 4A(2)(a)(ii)	$125 000	$350 000
s. 4A(2)(b)(i)	$200 000	$1 500 000
s. 4A(2)(b)(ii)	$250 000	$1 800 000
s. 4A(3)(a)(i)	$200 000	$400 000
s. 4A(3)(a)(ii)	$250 000	$500 000
s. 4A(3)(b)(i)	$400 000	$2 000 000
s. 4A(3)(b)(ii)	$500 000	$2 500 000
s. 4A(4)(a)(i)	$250 000 and imprisonment for 2 years	$550 000 and imprisonment for 5 years
s. 4A(4)(a)(ii)	$312 500 and imprisonment for 2 years	$680 000 and imprisonment for 5 years
s. 4A(4)(b)(i)	$500 000	$2 700 000
s. 4A(4)(b)(ii)	$625 000	$3 500 000
s. 10A(1)(a)	$25 000	$100 000
s. 10A(1)(b)	$31 250	$120 000
s. 10A(2)(c)	$20 000	$80 000
s. 10A(2)(d)	$25 000	$100 000
s. 10A(3)(c)	$10 000	$40 000
s. 10A(3)(d)	$12 500	$50 000
s. 11(4)	$10 000	$40 000
s. 21(5)	$25 000 $5 000	$100 000 $20 000
s. 23(3)	$25 000 $5 000	$100 000 $20 000
s. 26(3)	$10 000	$40 000
s. 95(2)(a)	$200	$800
s. 95(2)(b)	$1 000	$4 000
s. 95(2)(c)	$2 000	$8 000