Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)Chapter 5 : Inspectorate of Mine Health and Safety74. Inquiry and inquest may be conducted jointly |
| (1) | An inquiry in terms of this Act into the death of a person may be held jointly with an inquest in terms of the Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959). |
[The Inquests Act provides for the holding of inquests in cases of deaths apparently occurring from unnatural causes.]
| (2) | The judicial officer contemplated in the Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959), must preside at a joint inquiry referred to in subsection (1) and the person instructed to hold the inquiry in terms of this Act must be deemed to be an assessor appointed in terms of the Inquests Act, 1959. |
(3) The provisions of the Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959), apply to a joint inquiry.
(4) The assessor referred to in subsection (2) must—
| (a) | prepare a report contemplated in section 72(1)(b); and |
| (b) | submit the report and the record of the joint inquiry to the Chief Inspector of Mines. |