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ARTICLE · 04 OCTOBER 2013

Queensland Mine Safety – Consulation Regulatory Impact Statement

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The Regulatory Impact Statement seeks stakeholder comment in relation to proposed changes to the mine safety framework.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Aaron Anderson
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Ashley Uren
Ashley Uren
Lindsay Carroll
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The Queensland Mine Safety Framework – Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement was released on 11 September 2013. The Regulatory Impact Statement seeks comment from stakeholders in relation to proposed changes to Queensland's existing mine safety framework.

Specifically, the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DRNM) proposes four options for change to improve mining safety and health and develop greater consistency with the mine safety frameworks in place in other jurisdictions. Following an earlier consultation paper released in June 2012, two of the four options are now considered in the current regulatory impact statement:

  1. Option 1 proposes to retain the existing Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (CMSHA) and the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (MQSHA) with amendments to align the legislation with the proposed requirements for mining from the Model Work Health and Safety Act and provisions from the National Mine

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