Editing Mining engineering (section)

=== Australia ===
Legislation on the inspection and safety of mines in Australia can be dated back to the early 1900s with the Mine and Works Inspection Act of 1920 from South Australia. There is also a large increase in legislation starting around 1999 and continuing into the present day throughout the rest of the states and territories. <ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=Mining Engineering Safety |url=https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/safety-topic/industry-and-business/mining   |url-status=live}}</ref>

Most of the states and territories of Australia also follow the WHS, a largely uniform code that details health and safety in the workplace. The WHS (Work Health and Safety) of mines in Australia is overseen by states and territories rather than the central government, so there can be minor discrepancies between each state or territory’s code. <ref name=":03" /> Beyond this, many of the states and territories have also enforced additional regulations on mines specifically in their legislation.  

Mining engineers in Australia, like in other countries, closely monitor and create accident reports. Being the country with the 3<sup>rd</sup> largest total of coal reserves in the world, there is a large subsection of mining engineers who work specifically with coal mines and coal mine-related disasters. (6)
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!State/Territory
!Mining Legislation
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|New South Wales
|Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017

Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013

Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2022
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|Victoria
|Chapter 5.3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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|Queensland
|Work Health and Safety Act 2011  
Work Heath and Safety Regulation 2011

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017

Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999

Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
|-
|Western Australia
|Work health and Safety Act 2020
Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022
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|South Australia
|Work Health and Safety Act 2012
Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012

Mines and Works Inspections Act 1920  

Mines and Works Inspections Regulations 2013
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|Tasmania
|Work Health and Safety Act 2012
Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022

Mines Work Health and Safety (Supplementary Requirements) Act 2012

Mines Work Health and Safety (Supplementary Requirements) Regulations 2022
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|Australian Capital Territory
|Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
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|Northern Territory
|Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
Chapter 10 (Mines) of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011
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