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Enforceable Undertaking accepted from Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd

The NSW Resources Regulator has accepted a Work Health and Safety (WHS) enforceable undertaking from Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd (MCCPL) in relation to a serious incident that occurred at Boggabri on 6 December 2021.

  1. The incident, where no one was physically injured, involved a haul truck narrowly avoiding collision with a light vehicle containing two occupants which had stopped at a T-intersection on an access road at the Maules Creek Mine. 
  2. An investigation resulted in prosecution proceedings being commenced against MCCPL in the District Court on 20 September 2023 for alleged contraventions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
  3. MCCPL submitted a proposal for a WHS undertaking on 5 December 2024 which has been accepted by the Regulator that includes: 
  • Funding projects for the benefit of workers, the industry and local community in the total sum of $1 million. 
  • Paying the Resources Regulator $210,099 for investigation costs and professional fees.

For more information, visit:

Enforceable undertaking - Maules Creek Pty Ltd (PDF, 354.82 KB)

Reason for decision - Maules Creek Pty Ltd (PDF, 97.99 KB)

 

 

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