Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The mine operator
of a mine must keep a record that forms part of the mine record for the mine
under regulation 675Y for —
(a) if
mining operations other than exploration operations at the mine are suspended
or the mine is closed during the period of 7 years from the date the
record was made — 7 years from the day on which the operations
are suspended or the mine is closed; or
(b)
otherwise — 7 years from the date the record was made.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(2) If the mine
operator of a mine changes, the former mine operator of the mine must give the
new mine operator the records that form part of the mine record kept under
subregulation (1).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(3) If a receiver,
receiver and manager, or administrator appointed under the
Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) has been appointed in relation to
the mine operator or mine, the receiver, receiver and manager, or
administrator must take steps to ensure that the mine record is kept under
subregulation (1).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(4) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that the mine record for the mine is kept or is
available for inspection under the Act —
(a) if
the regulator authorises the mine record to be kept at a particular
place — at that place; or
(b)
at —
(i)
for a mine where only exploration operations are carried
out — an office within the State; or
(ii)
otherwise — 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.
(5) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that the mine record for the mine is available, on
request, to any of the following persons —
(a) an
inspector;
(b) a
person approved by the regulator to inspect the mine record;
(c) a
member of the health and safety committee for the mine;
(d) a
health and safety representative for workers at the mine;
(e) the
regulator in the manner decided by the regulator.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(6) For the purposes
of subregulation (5) —
(a) in
relation to the part of the mine record that is a record referred to in
regulation 675Y(2)(e), the mine operator may comply with that
subregulation in relation to that record by making a summary of the record
available; and
(b) the
manner decided by the regulator may include an electronic database or system.
(7)
Subregulation (5) does not require or permit the mine operator to provide
personal or medical information in relation to a worker without the
worker’s written consent unless the information is in a form
that —
(a) does
not identify the worker; and
(b)
could not reasonably be expected to lead to the identification of the worker.