664—Duty to prepare emergency plan
(1) The mine operator
of a mine must prepare an emergency plan for the mine in accordance with this
Subdivision.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of an individual—$6 000;
(b) in
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(2) In addition to the
matters required by regulation 43(1), the emergency plan must—
(a)
address all aspects of emergency response, including by ensuring—
(i)
the establishment of a system that enables all persons at
the mine to be promptly located; and
(ii)
the provision of adequate rescue equipment; and
(iii)
that an adequate number of persons trained in the use of
rescue equipment are available to respond effectively to the emergency if a
person is working at the mine; and
(iv)
the provision of adequate patient transport if a person
is working at a mine; and
(b)
include all matters specified in Schedule 22; and
(c) so
far as is reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is
readily understandable by persons who use it.
(3) The emergency plan
for a mine must comply with the matters in subregulation (2)(a)
and (b) to the extent that the matters are applicable to the mine having
regard to—
(a) the
nature, complexity and location of the mining operations; and
(b) the
risks associated with those operations.
(4) The emergency plan
for a mine must contain an appropriate level of detail about the matters set
out in subregulation (2)(a) and (b) having regard to all relevant
matters including—
(a) the
nature, complexity and location of the mining operations; and
(b) the
risks associated with those operations.
(5) The mine operator
of a mine that is also a determined major hazard facility is not required to
prepare an emergency plan under regulation 557 for the major hazard
facility if—
(a) the
mine operator has prepared an emergency plan for the facility for the purposes
of this regulation; and
(b) the
plan addresses all matters required to be addressed in an emergency plan under
regulation 557 and includes all matters specified in Schedule 16.