Definition(s)
Tunnel
Meaning of tunnel:
(1) Subject to subclause (2), in these regulations the term tunnel means any place where any person works,—
(a) with ground cover overhead, for the purpose of making an excavation intended to be greater than 15 metres long; or
(b) with or without ground cover overhead, for the purpose of making a shaft intended to be greater than 4.5 metres deep.
(2) In these regulations, the term tunnel does not include—
(a) any tunnel within any metalliferous mine where any person works underground; or
(b) any tunnel within any underground coal mine; or
(c) any tunnel made in the course of—
(i) the building of a bridge or the approaches to a bridge; or
(ii) the preparation of a foundation for a building or a structure.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations