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committee’s report

The committee tabled its report on 16 February 2023. 

View:  Report No. 29, 57th Parliament - Inquiry into coal mining industry safety
View:  Government Response tabled on 19 May 2023
View:  Erratum - Report No 29, 57th Parliament - Inquiry into coal mining industry safety

About the Inquiry 

On 18 August 2022 the Legislative Assembly agreed to a motion that the Transport and Resources Committee inquire and report on current practices and activities of the coal mining industry.

The terms of reference are: 

That the Transport and Resources Committee (the Committee) inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly by 16 February 2023 on: 

1.         The current practices and activities of the coal mining industry (including coal mine operators and their senior management and associated corporate entities; contractor/labour hire companies and their management; and the Queensland     Resources Council) to cultivate and improve safety culture, within its corporate structures and on-site among workers, with particular reference to actions taken and changes/measures implemented in response to the Board of Inquiry’s findings and recommendations relating to:

(a)        the impact of coal production rates on safety risk management;
(b)        industry’s use of coal production-related and lag safety indicator-related bonuses and incentives to workers and executives, and their impact on the management of safety risk;
(c)        accurate, fulsome and timely identification, classification and reporting of, and effective responses to, incidents and failures of risk controls; 
(d)        the appropriateness and potential safety impacts of the use of labour hire; and labour hire workers’ roles in on-site safety, at coal mines; and
(e)        on-site safety, generally; and ensuring appropriate measures to address process safety and personal safety separately. 

2.         That the Committee consider:

            (a)        the Board of Inquiry’s reports;
            (b)        the views of industry stakeholders, worker representatives, workers and the community; AND
            (c)        options for achieving the intent of the recommendations made by the Board of Inquiry to the coal mining industry.

Timeline

Submissions closed:                   5 October 2022 
Public briefing:                         24 October 2022 -    Program - Broadcast - Transcript
Public hearing:                          2 November 2022, Moranbah Community Workers Club - Program - Transcript
Public Hearing:                        28 November 2022 - Program - Broadcast Part 1 - Part 2 - Transcript
Public Hearing:                        10 January 2023 -      Program - Broadcast - Transcript
Report tabled:                     16 February 2023