Mining Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Regulation 2026

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Mining Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Regulation 2026.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017.

3Amendment of s 20 (Competencies of persons carrying out work on electrical equipment)

Section 20(2), after ‘maintaining’—
insert—

an electric drive or other

4Amendment of sch 7 (Prescribed tasks for section 76A(a)(i) of the Act)

(1)Schedule 7, heading, ‘Prescribed tasks’—
omit, insert—

Tasks prescribed

(2)Schedule 7, item 5(b)—
omit, insert—

(b)an electric drive or other electrical equipment on mobile plant

5Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary)

Schedule 9—
insert—

electric drive means electrical equipment that is part of a unit of a vehicle that provides propulsion for the vehicle.

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017.

7Amendment of s 26A (Basic safety principle)

Section 26A(2)—
omit.

8Insertion of new s 150AAA

After section 150—
insert—

150AAA Tasks—Act, s 67A

For section 67A(a)(i) of the Act, the tasks stated in schedule 5AA are prescribed.

9Insertion of new sch 5AA

After schedule 5—
insert—

Schedule 5AA Tasks prescribed for section 67A(a)(i) of the Act

section 150AAA

1carrying out electrical activities and electrical work

2carrying out functional safety work

3carrying out high voltage switching activities

4carrying out respirable dust sampling at a mine or quarry in accordance with AS 2985

5certifying survey plans for—

(a)surface mines; or

(b)underground mines

6controlling electrical activities and electrical work

7handling or using explosives

8repairing, overhauling and maintaining the following—

(a)explosion-protected electrical, or mechanical, equipment;

(b)an electric drive or other electrical equipment on mobile plant

10Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)

(1)Schedule 7, definitions AS 2187, electrical work and extra low voltage—
omit.

(2)Schedule 7—
insert—

AS 2187 means the Australian Standard as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).

AS 2985 means the Australian Standard as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard)

AS 61508.4 means the Australian Standard as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).

electrical activity—

1Electrical activity means the following—

(a)installing, maintaining, repairing, testing or disconnecting electrical equipment or an electrical installation for mining operations;

(b)operating electrical equipment or an electrical installation for mining operations.

2Electrical activity does not include the following—

(a)operational switching or using operator interface controls;

(b)connecting or disconnecting electrical equipment using a flexible lead with a plug and socket outlet;

(c)simple push button testing of earth leakage breakers or similar tasks.

electrical equipment means an item that is—

(a)used for generating, converting, transmitting, distributing or using electrical energy; and

(b)operated by electricity at a voltage greater than extra low voltage.

electric drive means electrical equipment that is part of a unit of a vehicle that provides propulsion for the vehicle.

electrical work—

1Electrical work means installing, repairing, testing or disconnecting electrical components of electrical equipment and electrical installations.

2Electrical work does not include connecting or disconnecting electrical equipment using a flexible lead with a plug and socket outlet.

extra low voltage means a voltage of—

(a)50V or less a.c. r.m.s; or

(b)120V or less ripple-free d.c.

functional safety means functional safety as defined in AS 61508.4.

functional safety work means work—

(a)on a system that incorporates electrical equipment that has—

(i)a safety integrity level as defined in AS 61508.4; or

(ii)a performance level as defined in ISO 13849-1; and

(b)that may affect the functional safety of the system.

high voltage means a voltage greater than low voltage.

ISO 13849-1 means the international standard, published by the International Organisation for Standardisation, as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).

low voltage means a voltage greater than extra low voltage, but not more than 1200V a.c. r.m.s. or 1500V ripple-free d.c.

mobile plant means plant capable of being moved under its own power.

Examples—

draglines, shovels, excavators and trucks

surface mine means—

(a)a mine other than an underground mine; or

(b)the surface operations of an underground mine.

(3)Schedule 7, definition underground magazine, note—
omit.