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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

Chapter 7 : General and Miscellaneous Provisions

95. Prohibition of occupational detriment against employee

 

(1) The holder of a right, permit or permission may not subject any of his or her employees to any occupational detriment on account, or partly on account, of any such employee disclosing information to the Minister, the Director-General or any authorised person—
(a) regarding the failure by such holder to comply with any provision of this Act;
(b) to the effect that such holder is conducting his or her prospecting or mining operation, as the case may be, in a manner which is contrary to the objects contemplated in section 2(e) and (f) and contrary to the social and labour plan; or
(c) that any activity or operation which is being conducted by such holder does not comply with any provision of this Act, any term or condition of such right or any other law.

 

(2) For the purposes of this section, occupational detriment means "occupational detriment" as defined in section 1 of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (Act No.26 of 2000).