Resources safety and health regulator options

Independent reviews and parliamentary inquiries identified opportunities to strengthen governance, accountability and regulatory oversight within Queensland's resources sector.

These recommendations led to consideration of a range of regulatory models and ultimately the establishment of Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) as an independent statutory body.

Resources safety and health regulator options

Following recommendations from the Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Select Committee and other reviews, a Project Management Office (PMO) was established to examine options for strengthening resources safety and health regulation. The review considered governance, operational and funding models to support effective regulation and continuous improvement.

The PMO held information forums and released a series of discussion papers and focus papers to support stakeholder engagement and inform development of a preferred regulatory model:

• Discussion paper 1 – Options for resources safety and health regulator models in Queensland (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Resources safety and health regulator models – Cost Modelling (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Focus paper 1 – Overview of governance arrangement for public authorities (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Focus paper 2 – Proposed location of the regulator in Mackay (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Focus paper 3 – Simtars fee for service review (PDF, 1.3MB)

• Discussion paper 2 – Funding the resources safety and health regulator in Queensland (PDF, 898KB)
• Mine safety and health fee funding model options (PDF, 673KB)
• Focus paper 4 – An examination of the proposal to fund the regulator from mining royalties (PDF, 985KB)
• Focus paper 5 – Mobile health units (PDF, 1.0MB)

To obtain a copy of the presentations, or the video of the first forum, email RSHQ.Corro@rshq.qld.gov.au.

In June 2018, the PMO released its final report, Queensland resources safety and health – regulator and funding models (PDF, 846KB). Its recommendations included the establishment of a standalone independent regulator.

Following the report, Resources Safety and Health Queensland was established as an independent statutory body on 1 July 2020.