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New South Wales
Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for
Rescue Services) Bill 2002
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Coal Industry Act 2001 No 107 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, , 2002
New South Wales
Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for
Rescue Services) Bill 2002
Act No , 2002
An Act to amend the Coal Industry Act 2001 with respect to the charging of fees
for the provision of underground coal mine rescue services; 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 Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Bill 2002
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services)
Act 2002.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent.
3 Amendment of Coal Industry Act 2001 No 107
The Coal Industry Act 2001 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
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Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Bill 2002
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 19 Owners of coal mines to make contributions to fund mines
rescue functions
Insert after section 19 (6):
(7) Nothing in this section affects the liability of any person to pay
any fees charged under section 22 (2).
[2] Section 22 No fees for certain services
Insert at the end of the section:
(2) Despite subsection (1), the mines rescue company may charge
fees for providing rescue services and facilities (including
rescue equipment) to deal with an emergency in an
underground coal mine in the State.
(3) However, the mines rescue company is not to charge any fee in
respect of the first 8 hours (or such longer period as the
regulations may prescribe) during which it provides those
services and facilities in relation to the emergency.
(4) A reference in this section to the providing of facilities includes
a reference to the use of those facilities.
[3] Section 22, note
Omit "The costs of". Insert instead "Except as provided by section 22 (2),
the costs of".
[4] Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Act 2002
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