Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations In these regulations,
a mine operator is a person (including a partnership, syndicate or other
association of persons) who —
(a) in
relation to a mine where only exploration operations are being carried
out — has overall control and supervision of the exploration
operations at the mine and the exploration manager appointed for those
operations; and
(b)
otherwise — is the proprietor, lessee, or occupier of a mine and
who has overall control and supervision of the mine and mining operations at
the mine.