The Government amended the Act in 1996 by removing restrictions placed on women to work underground in mines, thereby creating equal opportunities for women and men to work in the mining industry.
政府于1996年对《矿业和采石场法》做了修订，取消了对女性从事地下矿井作业的限制，从而在采矿业为男女创造了平等的就业机会。