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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Enforceable undertaking - Maules Creek Pty Ltd (PDF, 354.82 KB)
Reason for decision - Maules Creek Pty Ltd (PDF, 97.99 KB)
