(1) The Director General of Mines may assign an inspector appointed under section 11 to carry out the duties and to exercise the powers set out in this Part.

(2) Where the Director General of Mines has assigned an inspector under subregulation (1), the Director General must issue the inspector with a certificate of assignment which states ¾

(a) that the inspector is authorised to carry out those duties and exercise those powers set out in this Part; and

(b) that the inspector to whom the certificate is issued is entitled to act in the capacity of ¾

(i) an inspector; or

(ii) a senior inspector,

as the case may be.

(3) When an inspector or a senior inspector enters a mining tenement, he or she must produce the certificate to the holder of the mining tenement if asked to do so by the holder.

(4) When an inspector or a senior inspector enters a mine, he or she must produce the certificate to the mine manager or the person ostensibly in charge of the mine if asked to do so.

(5) A reference in this Part to an }inspector~ or a }senior inspector~ is a reference to the holder of a certificate under subregulation (1).

[Regulation 120F inserted in Gazette 24 Jun 1994 p. 2934.]