Under the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995, for a mining operation (including exploration operations), the following must be reported to the department:
- accidents involving injury to persons
- occurrences (commonly referred to as notifiable incidents for reporting purposes).
Step one
Report incidents as soon as practicable to Mines Safety
Phone: 1800 SAFE MINE (1800 7233 64)
Step two
Notifiable incident and injury reports for mining operations must be submitted online using the Safety Regulation System (SRS)
Further information
Additional information on reporting mining operation incidents is available: