The Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2009 was
introduced as a bill in Queensland on 19 May 2009 and passed on 12
June 2009.
The purposes of the Amendment Act include to:
- align the workplace health and safety provisions in mining,
petroleum, gas and explosives laws to recent amendments in
workplace health and safety laws;
- implement some of the recommendations from the Ombudsman's
2008 report, 'The Regulation of Mine Safety in Queensland: A
Review of the Queensland Mines Inspectorate'; and
- support the establishment of the Australian Energy Market
Operator as the single energy market operator for both electricity
and gas markets in eastern Australia.
The Amendment Act achieves these purposes by amending several
laws, including the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999, the
Mineral Resources Act 1989, the Mining and Quarrying Safety and
Health Act 1999, the Gas Supply Act 2003, the Petroleum Act 1923
and the Petroleum and Gas (Production and
