(1) An inspector or a senior inspector may enter, inspect and inquire in respect of any mining tenement or mine ¾

(a) to establish the condition of that mining tenement or mine; or

(b) for any purpose related to the protection of the environment.

(2) An inspector or a senior inspector may be accompanied by any person thought to be necessary by that inspector or senior inspector when entering a mining tenement or mine under subregulation (1), but the inspector or senior inspector, or person chosen to accompany him or her, must not unnecessarily impede or obstruct any operations.

(3) A person who refuses entry to an inspector or a senior inspector, or who fails within a reasonable time to furnish an inspector or a senior inspector with the means to enter a mining tenement or mine that the inspector or senior inspector wishes to enter, commits an offence.

[Regulation 120G inserted in Gazette 24 June 1994 pp.2934-5.]