Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 675ZX

675ZX .         Giving false or misleading information or document about eligibility for statutory position

        (1)         This regulation applies if a person —

            (a)         is appointed to a statutory position, or as an alternate for a key statutory position, for a mine; and

            (b)         is not an appropriate person for the statutory position or to be an alternate for the key statutory position; and

            (c)         gives the mine operator or site senior executive of the mine or the regulator information or a document that contains false or misleading information that purports to show that the person is an appropriate person for the statutory position or to be an alternate for the key statutory position.

        (2)         The mine operator or site senior executive must, as soon as possible after becoming aware of the false or misleading information, revoke the person’s appointment to the statutory position or as an alternate for the key statutory position.

        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 subregulation:

                See section 268 of the Act for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading information under the Act.