MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT 1992 – S.32

 

Ministerial Declaration

 

Whereas no underground coal mines exist in Western Australia, we jointly declare
that as from 9 December 1995:

 

(a) the occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted a Western
Australian Certificate Item A in Schedule 1; and

 

(b) the occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted a New South
Wales Certificate Item B in Schedule 1.

 

are equivalent.

 

 

  21   May

Dated this----------day of------------------2004

 

 

 

 

The Honourable Clive Brown MLA

Western Australian Minister for State Development

 

 

 

  5   April

Dated this----------day of-------------------2004

 

 

 

The Honourable Kerry Hickey MP

New South Wales Minister for Mineral Resources


SCHEDULE 1

 

DOMAINS OF MINING BEING LEGALLY APPLICABLE TO THE STATUTORY CERTIFICATES OF MINE MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY HEREUNDER, FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES

 

The hatched domain indicates there are no underground coal mines in Western Australia.

 

The table only depicts those certificates referenced in Ministerial Declaration.

 

 

DOMAIN

 

 

COAL

 

Open Cut

 

 

Western Australia:  Item A

 

New South Wales:  Item B

 

Underground

 

 

Western Australia:  Item A


 

 

Item

State

Certificate

Statute

 

A

 

WA

 

First Class Coal Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency

 

Mines Safety & Inspection Regulation (WA) 1995

 

 

B

 

NSW

 

Open Cut Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Open Cut Coal Mines)

 

Any certificate that may
correspond to the above,
under the Coal Mine Health & Safety Act 2002 and
corresponding regulations, when they commence

 

Part 2, Divisions 2, 3 and 4
of the Coal Mines Regulation act 1982 No. 67 as amended

 

Coal Mine Health & Safety Act 2002 (and relevant regulations that may be made under it)