New Zealand Gazette – 2014 – No. 153

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✨ Mining Certificates of Competence



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 153 — 18 DECEMBER 2014

  1. The applicant must:
    a. have passed the unit standards set out in Groups C and E and in Groups 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 and 13 of Appendix 1; and
    b. hold a first aid certificate.

  2. The applicant must:
    a. hold a certificate of competence as a first-class coal mine manager under the former regulations; and
    b. have passed the unit standards set out in Group B of Appendix 2; and
    c. hold a first aid certificate.

  3. If the applicant has held a certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager under the Mining Act 1971 or regulations made under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, he or she must satisfy the Board that he or she has been employed in the underground workings of a coal mine for a period or periods totalling not less than 12 months.

  4. 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 coal mine 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 referred to in subparagraph (a) was at the face of a coal mine.

  5. In cases to which paragraph (3) or (4) does not apply, the applicant must satisfy the Board that:
    a. he or she has been employed in the underground workings of a coal mine for a period or periods totalling not less than five years; and
    b. at least 12 months of the employment described in subparagraph (a) was at the extraction face of a coal mine.

Certificate of competence as an A-grade opencast coal mine manager

  1. The applicant for a certificate of competence as an A-grade opencast mine manager must have:
    a. the qualifications and experience set out in one of paragraphs (2) and (3); and
    b. the experience set out in paragraph (4).

  2. The applicant must:
    a. have passed the unit standards set out in Groups 1, 2, 12 and 13 of Appendix 1; and
    b. hold a first aid certificate.

  3. The applicant must:
    a. hold a certificate of competence as an A-grade opencast coal mine manager under the former regulations; and
    b. have passed the unit standards set out in Group C of Appendix 2; and
    c. hold a first aid certificate.

  4. The applicant must satisfy the Board that:
    a. he or she has been employed in the workings of an opencast coal mine for a period or periods totalling no less than two years; or
    b. he or she has been employed:
    i. in the workings of an opencast coal mine for a period or periods totalling not less than 12 months; and
    ii. in the underground workings of a mine, coal mine, or tunnel for a period or periods totalling not less than two years; or
    c. he or she:
    i. holds a certificate of competence as a first-class mine manager or as a first-class coal mine manager whether under the regulations or the former regulations; and
    ii. has been employed in the workings of an opencast coal mine for a period or periods totalling not less than 130



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