Coal Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee
OrganisationReferenced in 3 bills
Resources Safety and Health Queensland Bill 2019
This bill creates Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ), a new independent regulator for workplace safety in Queensland's mining, quarrying, explosives and petroleum and gas industries. It was introduced after an inquiry into coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) found that having safety regulation inside the same department that promotes the mining industry created a conflict of interest. The bill separates safety regulation from industry promotion and strengthens prosecution and oversight arrangements.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
This bill reforms the governance of Queensland's resources safety regulator, expands the Land Access Ombudsman's dispute resolution role, and modernises mining tenement administration. It responds to a 2025 review that found the current regulatory framework had limited oversight and accountability, unclear roles, and weaknesses in enforcement.
Mines Legislation (Resources Safety) Amendment Bill 2018
This bill strengthens safety and health protections for workers across Queensland's coal mining, metalliferous mining, and quarrying industries. It was driven in part by the re-identification of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) and introduces higher penalties, new corporate accountability obligations, improved contractor management, expanded health surveillance, and stronger enforcement powers for mine inspectors.