NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 153 — 18 DECEMBER 2014

former regulations means the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996

regulations means the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013

unit standard means a unit standard listed on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework referred to in section 248 of the Education Act 1989

Commencement and revocation

1. This notice comes into force on 1 January 2015.

2. The notice of the Requirements of Holders of Certificates of Competence under the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996 (New Zealand Gazette, 12 September 2008, No. 139, page 3783) is revoked.

Certificate of competence as a site senior executive

The applicant for a certificate of competence as a site senior executive must:

a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group A of the Appendix; and

b. satisfy the Board that he or she has been employed in an operational management role acceptable to the Board in the extractives industry for a period or periods totalling not less than 12 months.

Certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager

1. The applicant for a certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager must have:

   a. the qualifications set out in one of paragraphs (2) and (3) and

   b. the qualifications and experience set out in one of paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), as applicable

2. The applicant must:

   a. have passed the unit standards set out in Group B and Groups 10, 12 and 13 of Appendix 1; and

   b. hold a first aid certificate.

3. The applicant must:

   a. hold a certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager under the former regulations; and

   b. have passed the unit standards set out in Group A of Appendix 2; and

   c. hold a first aid certificate.

4. If the applicant holds or held a certificate of competence as a first-class coal mine manager under the Coal Mines Act 1979 or regulations made under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the applicant must satisfy the Board that he or she has been employed in the underground workings of a mine or a tunnel for a period or periods totalling not less than 12 months, of which not more than six months was in a tunnel.

5. If the holder has a degree in Mineral Technology (Mining) conferred by the University of Otago, or has a qualification in mining from another institution, deemed equivalent by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to a four-year Bachelor’s degree in mining, he or she must satisfy the Board that:

   a. he or she has been employed in the underground workings of a mine or tunnel for a period or periods totalling not less than three years (including any periods served in the course of study); and

   b. at least 12 months of the employment described in subparagraph (a) was at the face of a mine or a tunnel; and

   c. no more than six months of the work experience referred to in subparagraph (b) was in a tunnel.

6. In cases to which paragraphs (3) or (4) do not apply, the applicant must satisfy the Board that he or she has been employed at the face of a mine or a tunnel for a period or periods totalling not less than three years, of which not more than six months was in a tunnel.

Certificate of competence as a first-class coal mine manager

1. The applicant for a certificate of competence as a first-class coal mine manager must have:

   a. the qualifications set out in one of paragraphs (2) and (3); and

   b. the qualifications and experience set out in one of paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), as applicable.

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