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Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 21, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mining executives could face up to 20 years in jail if workers die because of their criminal negligence under new laws passed in State Parliament this week.<\/p>\n

Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said establishing industrial manslaughter as an offence in mines and quarries sent a “clear message” to employers and senior officers that the safety and health of their workers was paramount.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past two years we\u2019ve had eight workers die, and a gas explosion in an underground coal mine has put five miners in hospital,\u201d Dr Lynham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not acceptable.\u00a0Safety on a mine site is everybody\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut a safety culture needs to be modelled right from the top and creating the offence of industrial manslaughter is to ensure senior company officers do all they can to create a safe mine site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese new sanctions bring the resources sector and its workers in line with every other workplace across the State, but with higher financial penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new laws also require people in critical statutory safety roles in coal mines to be mine operator employees, not contract workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis provides these critical officers with confidence that they can raise and report safety issues without fear of reprisal or impact on their employment,\u201d Dr Lynham told Parliament.<\/p>\n

The new laws include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Increased maximum penalties for offences to $4 million and powers for the regulator to issue fines without going to court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Statewide safety reset sessions for mine and quarry workers to refocus on health and safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Better detection and prevention of black lung, and an improved safety net for affected workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • $2.2 million for a mobile screening service to support the early detection and prevention of mine dust lung diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • $35 million to deliver reforms to improve the safety and health of our mine workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • A commitment to tighter controls on mine dust levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Establishment of an independent resources health and safety authority from July 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                The legislation also reduces the financial risk to taxpayers of rehabilitating abandoned mine sites and removes unfair fees for electricity users in south-east Queensland.<\/p>\n

                The changes also:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Increase scrutiny of the financial capabilities of a resource authority holder when mines and other tenures change hands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Increase government oversight of mines that enter into care and maintenance, in particular by requiring significant mines to have development plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Broaden the government\u2019s powers to remediate abandoned mines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      • Widen the grounds to disqualify applicants from having mining tenures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Ban electricity retailers charging standard contract customers for late payment, receiving a paper bill or making over-the-counter payments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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