As Per Mine Standard (APMS) what does this mean? Each mine in Australia is like its own little country with each state having its own mines inspectorate to oversee the mines in their states. These standards are set by the owners of the mine or their representative (resident manager) using each states rules of mining. Why do the states do it like this?

As Per Mine Standard (APMS) what does this mean? 
Each mine in Australia is like its own little country with each state having its own mines inspectorate to oversee the mines in their states. These standards are set by the owners of the mine or their representative (resident manager) using each states rules of mining. Why do the states do it like this? 
Responsibility is the simple answer. Mines Inspectorates around the country will never tell you how to run a mine because if they did then the mines Inspectorate would be responsible for anything that went wrong. An example of APMS is changing an LV (light vehicle ute) tyre. On one Minesite you may be required to chock one wheel before changing the tyre. On another site in the same state a different owner may require 3 wheels to be chocked before the tyre can be changed. The mines Inspectorate doesn’t care how the job is performed as long as the job is done safely.
A mines Inspector will never tell the mine how to do something, they will only issue an improvement notice or stop work notice, it’s up to the responsible people running the site to fix the problem. This is why you have to do an onsite induction and onsite tickets at each mine you work at. These inductions and tickets are non-transferable and must be retained onsite. The owner or their representative (resident manager) have to do this to prove they have fulfilled their “Duty of Care” to you the employee. It means that if something goes wrong then the employer has to be able to prove that they have made every effort to train and supervise their employee’s (you) to the satisfaction of a court of law. What does it mean to you?
Paper work and lots of it on each new Minesite you go to. They do this by using site inductions, site tickets and SOP’s that will have to be completed and signed off APMS (As Per Mine Standard). If the owners rely on an outside source this leaves the owners open to legal action if something goes wrong. This is why TAFE can’t run an Australia wide course that the mines will use because each mine has its own standard and again if something went wrong it’s up to the owner of the mine to prove to a court of law that they have met their duty of care to their employee’s. This is the system we have and the state governments will not change it because at the moment all the responsibility is with the owner of the mine and not the government as long as their Inspectors make regular checks of the Minesite in their states.