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The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce. [ 1 ] A restructuring of the Western Australian government departments was part of Mark McGowan 's election campaign and, in the month after taking office , the number of government departments was reduced from 41 to 25.
WorkSafe is an agency within the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, which is part of the Government of Western Australia, and responsible for the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1984. [1]
The original Department of Mines was created on 1 January 1894 and ceased in that name on 1 July 1992 when it became the Department of Minerals and Energy. [ 5 ] During the 1894 - 1992 era, the department was originally divided into branches:
The industry's regulating authority in Western Australia is the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, renamed from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) on 1 July 2017, which in turn replaced the Department of Industry and Resources (DOIR) on 1 January 2009. The department also produces the annual Western Australian Mineral ...
[138] [139] The main statutory legislation on health and safety in the jurisdiction of the Department of Employment and Labour is the OHS Act or OHSA (Act No. 85 of 1993: Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended by the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, No. 181 of 1993). [138] Regulations implementing the OHS Act include: [140]
The following companies operated copper mines in Western Australia in 2022–23, according to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.To qualify for the department's official list of principal mining projects an operation has to either had mineral sales valued at more than $5 million, or, for operations where such figures are not reported, had a minimum of 50 employees: [26 ...
This is a list of major active gold mines in Western Australia in 2022–23, according to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.To qualify for the department's official list of principal mining projects an operation has to either had mineral sales valued at more than $5 million (or more than 2,500 oz of gold), or, for operations where such figures are not reported, had a ...
Preamble: The preamble recognizes the dangerous conditions in the world's mines and notes multiple conventions that contain relevant laws regarding miners' health and safety. Part 1: Definitions. One article states a clear definition for the terms "miner" and "employer." Part 2: Scope and Means of Application.