Nominated Medical Advisor as per the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulations 2001.  It is a requirement of the Regulation that a company have a formally appointed Nominated Medical Advisor and that the appointed person is aware of their responsibilities and obligations under this legislation.

An extract of the relevant sections of the Regulations, as amended up to 15 April 2005, are provided below for your reference.  Should you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact Justine Rasink, Occupational Health Mackay Supervisor, at my office on Ph: 07 4957 4724.

Appointment of nominated medical adviser
45.(1) Each employer must—
(a) appoint a doctor (the “nominated medical adviser”) to carry out, supervise, and report on, health assessments under this division for the employer’s coal mine workers; and (b) as soon as practicable after making the appointment, give the chief executive a notice stating the nominated medical adviser’s name and contact details.
(2) The employer must include in the contract appointing the nominated medical adviser an obligation on the adviser to discuss, and give advice about, appropriate duties for the worker, under subsection (
(3) The discussions must be held with, and the advice given to, the employer and coal mine worker or the worker’s representative.
(4) The employer must also include in the contract an obligation on the nominated medical adviser, if asked by a coal mine worker, to discuss the worker’s health assessment with another doctor nominated by the worker.