Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Regulations 1997 (WA)

28 February 1997] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1329

MINERALS AND ENERGY

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MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION ACT 1994

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS

1997

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.     These regulations may be cited as the Mines Safety and Inspection

Amendment Regulations 1997.

out in this paragraph; or

Principal regulations

2.     In these regulations the Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995*

are referred to as the principal regulations.

[* Published in Gazette 8 December 1995, pp.5629-932.	For amendments to 23 January 1997 see Gazette 19 January,
9 February, I November and 13 December 1996.]

Regulation 2.22 amended

3.     Regulation 2.22 (2) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph —

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(d) has had experience in or about a quarry for a period of not less first hand practical experience in production operations in a quarry or open pit, including not less than 3 months personal experience in the charging and firing of explosives in the quarry or pit or, if the application is made before 9 December 1997 — than 2 years and at least one year of that 2 year period has been

(i)      the applicant satisfies the requirements already set

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(ii) the applicant has had experience in or about a quarry for a period of not less than 2 years and at least one year of that 2 year period has been in close association with quarry pit operations, including not less than 3 months practical experience in the use of explosives and blasting agents in a pit;

Regulation 2.25 amended

4.     Regulation 2.25 (2) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph —

(c) has had experience in quarry operations for a period of not less than 2 years, of which period at least one year has been first hand practical experience in production operations in a quarry or open pit, including at least 3 months personal experience in the charging and firing of explosives in the quarry or pit or, if the application is made before 9 December 1997 —

(i)      the applicant satisfies the requirements already set out in this paragraph; or

(ii) the applicant has had experience in or about a quarry for a period of not less.than 2 years and at least one year of that 2 year period has been in close association with quarry pit operations, including not less than 3 months practical experience in the use of explosives and blasting agents in a pit; ft.

By Ills Excellency's Command,

J. PRITCHARD, Clerk of the Council.