Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that air monitoring is carried out to determine the
airborne concentration of a substance or mixture at the mine to which an
exposure standard applies if —
(a) the
mine operator is not certain on reasonable grounds whether or not the airborne
concentration of the substance or mixture at the mine exceeds the relevant
exposure standard; or
(b)
monitoring is necessary to determine whether there is a risk to health.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(2) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that the results of air monitoring carried out under
subregulation (1) are recorded, and kept for 30 years after the date
the record is made.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $1 450;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $7 000.
(3) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that the results of air monitoring carried out under
subregulation (1) are readily accessible to persons at the mine who may
be exposed to the substance or mixture.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
Note for this regulation:
See also
regulation 637.
[Heading amended: SL 2025/61 r. 9.]