Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC)
The Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) was established in April 2005 under section 14A of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (the OSH Act) as a statutory advisory body on matters relating to occupational safety and health in the mining industry.
Key Objectives
The key objectives of MIAC are to:
- Advise and make recommendations to the Ministers responsible for occupational safety and health (OSH) in Western Australia and the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health (the Commission) on OSH matters concerning the mining industry
- Liaise with the Commission to coordinate activities on related functions and maintain parallel standards
- Inquire into and report to the Ministers regarding any matter referred to it by the Ministers relating to OSH in the mining industry
- Make recommendations to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the formulation, amendment or repeal of laws relating to OSH for which that Minister is responsible
- Prepare or recommend the adoption of codes of practice, guidelines, standards and specifications or other forms of guidance for the purpose of assisting employers, self-employed persons, employees, manufacturers or other persons to maintain appropriate OSH standards in the mining industry
- Provide advice on education, publications, training and training courses with respect to OSH in the mining industry.
Membership
The tripartite membership of MIAC is determined jointly by the Minister or Ministers responsible for the administration of the OSH Act and the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.
The current members of MIAC are:
Mr Simon Ridge (Chair) Government member
Mr Bob Allan Expert member
Mr Simon Bennison Industry member
Mr Andrew Chaplyn Government member
Mr Christopher Davis Expert member
Mr Tony Hall Union member
Ms Peta Libby Expert member
Mr Rob Mincham Expert member
Mr Stephen Price Union member
Mr David Todd Industry member
Mr Rob Watson Industry member
Mr Gary Wood Union Member
The Executive Officer of MIAC is Mr Doug Brown:
Contact: Ph: (08) 9358 8157 Email: doug.brown@dmp.wa.gov.au
Meeting Dates
Proposed schedule of MIAC meetings to end of 2013.
- 4 April 2013
- 13 June 2013
- 8 August 2013
- 10 October 2013
- 28 November 2013
Past Meeting Minutes
Confirmed minutes for past meetings of MIAC are provided below.
- 4 April 2013 – Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 189 kb)
- 14 February 2013 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 156 kb)
- 22 November 2012 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 43 kb)
- 11 October 2012 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 164 kb)
- 8 December 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 156 kb)
- 13 October 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 128 kb)
- 11 August 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 81 kb)
- 9 June 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 100 kb)
- 8 March 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 93 kb)
- 10 February 2011 - Mining Industry Advisory Committee (MIAC) meeting minutes(PDF 81 kb)
