Mines Rescue Act 1994 Jurisdiction Australia - New South Wales Year 1994 Published in English Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 4p. (pages numbered 59,021 - 59,024). Serial number CH Australia - 63-300 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, New South Wales, coal mining, mine rescue, mining and quarrying [Secondary] law, notification of occupational accidents Subject category Industries and occupations Abstract Among the provisions of this Act (assented to on 10 May 1994, commenced on 8 July 1994) the following are of relevance to OSH (the only parts microfiched by CIS): establishment of a Mines Rescue Board of New South Wales for coal mines; establishment of a Mines Rescue Brigade for the State; role of the Board in the staffing and training of rescue personnel; notification of dangerous events in coal mines. Mines Rescue Act 1925 is repealed. CIS No. 96-8 Database ID 66015