Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020
LegislationReferenced in 2 bills
Resources Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill strengthens workplace safety across Queensland's resources sector following the Coal Mining Board of Inquiry and a review of fatal mining accidents. It requires better risk management through critical controls, mandates competency standards for key safety roles, modernises enforcement powers, and clarifies that companies can be prosecuted for industrial manslaughter when workers die due to criminal negligence.
Coroners (Mining and Resources Coroner) Amendment Bill 2025
This bill creates a dedicated Mining and Resources Coroner to investigate all accidental deaths on Queensland's coal mines, mines, quarries, and petroleum and gas sites. Every mining-related death will now have a mandatory public inquest to determine what happened and how similar deaths can be prevented.