The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says Queensland Ombudsman David Bevan’s report on the Regulation of Mine Safety in Queensland has raised serious questions over the state government's budget decision to transfer its funding to industry.
The Union representing workers in Queensland’s booming mining Industry has welcomed the Queensland Ombudsman’s comprehensive report into the Queensland Mines Inspectorate.
Ombudsman David Bevan's self-initiated review of the Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) has raised serious questions over the state government's budget decision to transfer its funding to industry, according to Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche.
ZINIFEX has confirmed a claim from the Workplace Ombudsman alleging undue pressure to four contractors at the then Zinifex Hobart Smelter in 2005.
ZINIFEX is being prosecuted by the workplace regulator in the Federal Court of Australia for allegedly applying duress to four workers.