Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 641Y

641Y .         Notifications, reports and records

        (1)         The mine operator of a relevant mine must ensure that the regulator is notified of the following as soon as practicable —

            (a)         any dose of radiation in excess of dose limits, or any absorbed dose rates or contamination levels in excess of authorised limits;

            (b)         the cause of the excessive dose, absorbed dose rates or contamination levels referred to in paragraph (a) and the action taken to reduce those levels;

            (c)         any other incident of which the regulator is required to be notified under an approved radiation management plan or approved radioactive waste management plan for the mine.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (2)         The mine operator of a relevant mine must ensure that the following matters are reported to the regulator in, and include information required by, an approved form and at intervals approved by the regulator —

            (a)         the results of the worker monitoring plan included in an approved radiation management plan for the mine;

            (b)         the operation of an approved radiation management plan or approved radioactive waste management plan for the mine that forms part of the mine safety management system for the mine.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (3)         The mine operator of a relevant mine must ensure the following —

            (a)         if a person ceases to be a worker at the mine — that the person’s radiation dose assessment records are sent to the Radiological Council established under the Radiation Safety Act 1975 section 13;

            (b)         that all records specified by the regulator are transferred to the Radiological Council before a mining operation at the mine is closed and, for that purpose, that the regulator is notified of any intention to close a mining operation at the mine in the near future.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.