Minister: Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Agency: Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy


Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 No. 40

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 No. 40

date of assent 02 September 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pt 1 div 4, pts 6, 12 and sch 2 commenced 29 October 1999 (1999 SL No. 244)

remaining provisions commenced 16 March 2001 (2001 SL No. 16)

Mining and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 No. 18 pts 1, 5

date of assent 08 June 2000

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 46 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 2000

commenced on date of assent

Natural Resources and Mines Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No. 25 pts 1, 5

date of assent 20 June 2002

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No. 19 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 09 May 2003

commenced on date of assent

Surveyors Act 2003 No. 70 ss 1–2, 206 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2004 (2004 SL No. 127)

Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 No. 68 pts 1, 7

date of assent 08 December 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 6 February 2006 (2006 SL No. 6)

Mining and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 46 pts 1, 7, s 241 sch

date of assent 25 October 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 14 December 2007 (2007 SL No. 313)

Clean Energy Act 2008 No. 33 ss 1, 2(b), pt 14

date of assent 21 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 108, 109, 116 commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 191)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Mining and Other Legislation (Safety and Health Fee) Amendment Act 2008 No. 43 pts 1, 4

date of assent 08 September 2008

commenced on date of assent

Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No. 56 s 1, pt 6, s 79 sch

date of assent 05 November 2008

commenced on date of assent

Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 16 ss 1, 2(2), pt 8

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 61, 67–69 commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 109)

remaining provisions commenced 4 September 2009 (2009 SL No. 185)

Right to Information Act 2009 No. 13 ss 1–2, 213 sch 5

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 132)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 17 ss 1, 2(3), pt 9, s 60 sch

date of assent 21 April 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 61–62, 74 (2) (to the extent it ins def “opal or gem mine”) commenced 1 September 2010 (see s 2 (3))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 No. 38 ss 1–2, 78 sch 3

date of assent 20 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2011 (2010 SL No. 305)

Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 2 pts 1, 9

date of assent 17 March 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 80 commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 280)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 4 ss 1, 69 sch pt 1

date of assent 04 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No. 18 ss 1–2, 404 sch 4 pt 1

date of assent 06 June 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 238)

State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 40 ss 1–2, 154 sch 1 pt 4

date of assent 15 August 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2014 (2014 SL No. 209)

Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 64

date of assent 05 December 2014

Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 64 ss 1–2, pt 9 div 3

date of assent 05 December 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 217 commenced 19 December 2014 (2014 SL No. 333)

remaining provisions commenced commenced on date of assent

North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability and Other Acts Amendment Act 2016 No. 32

date of assent 14 June 2016

pts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 comm on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) Act 2017 No. 4

date of assent 09 March 2017

pt 1 hdg, s 3, pts 2–7, sch 1 comm at the end of 30 June 2017 (see s 2)

Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 10

date of assent 30 March 2017

pts 1, 1A, 2 divs 1–2, pt 3 divs 1–2, pts 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

Mines Legislation (Resources Safety) Amendment Act 2018 No. 28

date of assent 09 November 2018

pts 1, 2 (other than ss 17, 47 (to the extent it ins new ss 308–309), 3–4 comm on date of assent

Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 No. 10

date of assent 19 March 2020

pt 7 div 4, sch 2 comm 1 July 2020 (2020 SL No. 68)

Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 14

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 12 comm 1 July 2020 immediately after the commencement of the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020, part 7 (2020 SL No. 109 sch item 1)

s 218 sch 1 comm 7 September 2020 (2020 SL No. 109 sch item 3)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 32

date of assent 04 December 2023

s 141 sch 1 pt 2 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1))

Resources Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 34

date of assent 18 June 2024

ss 148–152, 154–161, 162(2), 163–170, 171(1), (4), 172–229, 230 (to the extent it ins ss 295, 297–302), 231(1), (2) (to the extent it ins authorised official, board of inquiry, board qualification, contractor, enforceable undertaking, hard rock, holder, mutual recognition Act, obstruct, offender, operational ROC worker, practising certificate, Queensland Government website, remote operating centre, ROC worker, site safety and health committee, treat, worker), (3)–(4) comm 1 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 166 item 2)

ss 153, 162(1), 171(2)–(3), 230 (other than to the extent it ins ss 295, 297–302), 231(2) (to the extent it ins defs critical control, material unwanted event) comm 1 June 2025 (2024 SL No. 166 item 1)

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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999

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