Brain Teaser Seven amateur billiards players gather to play a billiards tournament. The players were divided into two sections: Section A has 4 players; and Section B has 3 players. Each player played against every other player in his/her Section. With the information below, can you determine each person’s section, and to whom they won …
Will all work authority applications made under the Extractive Industry Development Act have to have a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) in place prior to its approval? No. It will depend on the location of proposed extractive activities, specifically the Aboriginal heritage sensitivity of the land, the past development history of the land and the …
John Mitas, DPI Operation Manger, is currently on annual leave. As such Colin Thornton has kindly updated the CMPA on current DPI activities. Audit Blitz—Progressive Rehabilitation The next DPI targeted audit will be on progressive rehabilitation, with the audit tool still being finalised – more details in our Minerals and Extractive Operations Newsletter, with next …
Submissions Responded To The CMPA has received responses to the following submissions: Senate inquiry into workplace exposure to toxic dust Ministerial guidelines for the assessment of environmental effects MCA Innovation Road Map EPA – SEPP (Air Quality Mgt) The CMPA engaged Peter Day, a consultant specialising in Government policy and formal submission development, to assist …
Crushing & Screening Reference Manuals Project Update The Crushing & Screening Reference Manuals Project is now well underway with the first of the eight reference manuals, Conduct Crushing Operations having been presented to the Federal Minister for Small Business, the Honourable Fran Bailey, at the CMPA Annual Dinner held on August 12. The Conduct Crushing …
Owner Drivers Update—Transport Contractor’s Obligations The Owner Driver and Forestry Contractors Act was passed in Vic Parliament in 2005, with the intention of the Act being implemented by late 2006. The intention of the Act is to create a legislative framework to protect the owner driver sector of the transport industry that the Government perceived …
Victoria & New South Wales WorkCover Schemes to Slash Red Tape Victoria and New South Wales have joined forces and announced historic reforms in their state WorkCover systems to harmonise key areas and cut red tape. NSW Minister for Commerce, John Della Bosca and Victorian Minister for WorkCover, John Lenders said consistent rules and processes …
The Honourable Fran Bailey, MP—Minister for Small Business & Tourism Small business is pivotal to the growth of the Australian economy. The small business sector accounts for 95 per cent of all business and employs 3.3 million Australians in industries across all parts of our economy. Small business is also a vital source of exports …
The Objectives are to fulfill the intent of the Statement of Purpose and are developed outside of the Articles of Association to allow regular reviews to be undertaken by the Management Committee without the onerous obligations attached to such a variation. This document was approved at the CMPA Management Committee Meeting held on 21/7/2006. Supporting …
During the weeks prior to the 2006 AGM, the Secretariat carried out its third Members questionnaire since the Association’s inception in 1999. This year’s phone contact reached 85 Voting Members to take a snap shot of their future activities and sought their comments on matters pertaining to their outlook on the CMPA and their business …