If the principal
employer or manager of a mine gave a notice under the MSIA section 42(1)
before commencement day in relation to the abandonment of mining operations at
the mine and the notice has not been verified under the MSIA
section 42(2) —
(a) the
notice is taken to have been given under regulation 675UI(3)(b); and
(b) the
mine operator of the mine is taken to have complied with
regulation 675UI(3) if the regulator gives the relevant person a notice
under regulation 675UI(6) authorising the closure.