Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996 (SR 1996/220) (as at 16 October 2003)

Reprint as at 16 October 2003

Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996

(SR 1996/220)

Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 11th day of August 1996

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council


Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Labour.


Pursuant to section 21 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

Contents

1 Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Meaning of mine

4 Meaning of quarry

5 Meaning of tunnel

6 Relationship between Act and regulations

Part 1
Duties in relation to certificates of competence

Manager and acting manager

7 Manager and acting manager

8 Manager required to hold certificate

9 Acting manager to be suitable person

10 Certificate of competence of manager of metalliferous mine

11 Certificate of competence of manager of underground coal mine

12 Certificate of competence of manager of opencast coal mine

13 Certificate of competence of manager of quarry

14 Certificate of competence of manager of tunnel

Other employees

15 Other employees required to hold certificates

Part 2
Certificates of competence

16 Certificates of competence

Application, issue, renewal, cancellation, and suspension

17 Secretary may recognise organisations

18 Application for certificate of competence to be made to chief executive or Secretary

19 Application to contain evidence

20 Requirements of applicants

21 Investigations by chief executive or Secretary

22 Use of information

23 Chief executive or Secretary to issue certificate of competence

24 Secretary to determine duration

25 Renewal of certificate of competence

26 Cancellation or suspension of certificate of competence

27 Replacement of certificate of competence

28 Register

29 Appeal to District Court

30 Fees inclusive of goods and services tax

31 Transitional provisions relating to certificate and permits

Part 3
Offences

32 Offences

Part 4
Consequential amendments

33 Consequential amendments

Schedule 1
Fees for issue, renewal, and replacement of certificates of competence

Schedule 2
Transitional provisions relating to certificates and permits

Gazette information

Reprint notes


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