New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINE SUBSIDENCE COMPENSATION ACT 1961 - SECT 14

14 Liability of proprietors of colliery holdings

(1) The proprietor of a colliery holding who:

(a) is not in arrears with the contributions payable by the proprietor to the Fund under this Act, and

(b) observes or performs every covenant or stipulation relating to the method or extent of the extraction of coal or shale contained in any instrument through which the proprietor derives title to mine such coal or shale,

shall not be liable for any damage to improvements or household or other effects occasioned by subsidence.

(2) Nothing in this section shall relieve a proprietor of a colliery holding from liability for damage caused by subsidence where the subsidence is due to the negligence of the proprietor of the colliery holding or the proprietor’s servants.