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New South Wales
Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers
(Superannuation) Amendment
Bill 2006
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers
(Superannuation) Act 1941 No 45 2
4 Repeal of Act 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2006
New South Wales
Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers
(Superannuation) Amendment
Bill 2006
Act No , 2006
An Act to amend the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941
to repeal the prohibition of employment of mine workers beyond the age of 60, to
make further provision for contributions in respect of mine workers; and for other
purposes.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Amendment Bill 2006
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation)
Amendment Act 2006.
2 Commencement
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2006.
3 Amendment of Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act
1941 No 45
The Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941 is
amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the later of the following:
(a) 1 July 2006,
(b) the date of assent.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30
of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 2 Definitions
Omit section 2 (3) and (9).
[2] Section 2J Further extension of the definition of mine worker
Omit section 2J (10), (10A) and (10B).
[3] Section 2J (11)
Omit the paragraph beginning "Provided further".
[4] Part 2 Retirement
Omit the Part.
[5] Section 15B Power of Corporate Trustee to make determinations
declaring certain persons to be mine workers for the purposes of this
Act
Omit section 15B (1). Insert instead:
(1) The powers of the Corporate Trustee include a power to make
determinations declaring persons engaged in the coal or oil shale
mining industries to be mine workers for the purposes of this Act.
[6] Section 15B (2) and (3)
Omit the subsections.
[7] Section 15B (5)
Omit "(1) (a)". Insert instead "(1)".
[8] Section 19 Contributions required to be paid to Amalgamated Fund
Insert after section 19 (3):
(3A) If the total contributions otherwise payable by an owner for a
mine worker under this section (except subsection (2A)), as a
weekly amount, are less than 9% of the mine worker's ordinary
time earnings, as a weekly amount, then the contribution payable
by the owner for the mine worker under this section (except
subsection (2A)) is 9% of the mine worker's ordinary time
earnings, as a weekly amount.
[9] Section 19 (4) (a)
Omit "for which". Insert instead "during which".
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Schedule 1 Amendments
[10] Section 19 (4) (b)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
(b) must pay the contribution not later than 21 days after the
end of each month during which the mine worker is an
employee of the owner.
[11] Section 19 (7)
Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
(7) In this section:
ordinary time earnings has the same meaning it has in section 6
(1) of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
of the Commonwealth.
special rate means such rate as may be fixed from time to time by
the Corporate Trustee by determination published in the Gazette:
(a) after considering a relevant report of the actuary, and
(b) with the agreement of the shareholders of the Corporate
Trustee.
[12] Section 19AC Information to be provided to Corporate Trustee
Omit section 19AC (1). Insert instead:
(1) Each owner must provide the Corporate Trustee with such
information as the Corporate Trustee may reasonably require in
relation to the mine workers employed by the owner no later than
21 days after the end of each month.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
[13] Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions
Insert at the end of clause 2 (1):
Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Amendment
Act 2006
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Amendments Schedule 1
[14] Schedule 2, Part 8
Insert after Part 7:
Part 8 Provisions consequent on enactment of
Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers
(Superannuation) Amendment Act 2006
33 Amending Act
In this Part, amending Act means the Coal and Oil Shale Mine
Workers (Superannuation) Amendment Act 2006.
34 Actions taken in respect of compulsory retirement
Any action taken on or after 21 February 2006, but before 1 July
2006, that purported to allow a person otherwise required to retire
under this Act to continue in employment is not invalid only
because of the failure to comply with a provision of this Act
repealed or amended by the amending Act.
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