An explanatory summary of the Mine Health & Safety Amendment Bill’s overarching objectives has been gazetted in anticipation of formal introduction in Parliament. This follows Cabinet’s recent approval of the Bill for tabling, which was announced in a media statement among other things drawing attention to provisions seeking to:
Against that backdrop, according to the Bill’s explanatory summary its proposals:
A draft Bill released in June 2022 for public comment had similar objectives. However, at the time of writing, neither the revised draft Bill nor the version approved for tabling was available.
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch
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