Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 - SECT 130

Offences

130. Offences



(1) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining any pension under this Part
for himself or for any other person or for the purpose of obtaining exemption
from any obligation under this Part for himself or for any other person, makes
any false statement to or otherwise misleads or attempts to mislead the
Tribunal the Registrar or any officer concerned in the administration of this
Part or the Accident Compensation Tribunal or any other person whomsoever or
otherwise commits any fraudulent act or omission shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $200 or to imprisonment for
twelve months.

(2) Where a person in convicted of an offence under subsection (1) of this
section and it is made to appear that in consequence of such offence he was
wrongly paid any amount by way of pension the Court may, in addition to the
penalty or punishment referred to in that subsection, impose a penalty or
additional penalty not exceeding twice the amount so wrongly paid.



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ENDNOTES

1. General Information The Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 was assented to on
30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette
18 March 1959 page 892. The name of this Act was amended from the Coal Mines
Act 1958 to the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 by the Coal Mines (Amendment)
Act 1987, No. 6/1987 section 3(a). 2. Table of Amendments This Version
incorporates amendments made to the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 by Acts and
subordinate instruments.
------------------------------------------------------------- Companies Act
1958, No. 6455/1958 Assent Date: 2.12.58 Commencement Date: 1.4.59: Government
Gazette 4.3.59 p. 496 Current State: All of Act in operation Statute Law
Revision Act 1959, No. 6505/1959 Assent Date: 5.5.59 Commencement Date:
1.4.59: s. 1(2) Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions)
Act 1959, No. 6565/1959 Assent Date: 24.11.59 Commencement Date: 9.10.59: s.
1(3) Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions
Contributions) Act 1960, No. 6622/1960 Assent Date: 1.6.60 Commencement Date:
1.6.60 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1960,
No. 6703/1960 Assent Date: 13.12.60 Commencement Date: 7.10.60: s. 1(3)
Current State: All of Act in operation Companies Act 1961, No. 6839/1961
Assent Date: 19.12.61 Commencement Date: 1.7.62: Government Gazette 21.2.62 p.
392 Current State: All of Act in operation Subordinate Legislation Act 1962,
No. 6886/1962 Assent Date: 8.5.62 Commencement Date: 1.8.62: Government
Gazette 4.7.62 p. 2314 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines
(Amendment) Act 1963, No. 7076/1963 Assent Date: 10.12.63 Commencement Date:
10.12.63 Current State: All of Act in operation Public Lands and Works Act
1964, No. 7228/1964 Assent Date: 15.12.64 Commencement Date: 15.3.65:
Government Gazette 11.3.65 p. 557 Current State: All of Act in operation



Decimal Currency Act 1965, No. 7315/1965 Assent Date: 30.11.65 Commencement
Date: 30.11.65: Appointed day-14.2.66 Current State: All of Act in operation
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1967, No. 7628/1967 Assent Date: 12.12.67
Commencement Date: 12.12.67 Current State: All of Act in operation State Coal
Mines (Winding Up) Act 1968, No. 7715/1968 Assent Date: 14.11.68 Commencement
Date: 14.11.68 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions)
Act 1968, No. 7718/1968 Assent Date: 14.11.68 Commencement Date: 14.11.68
Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1969, No.
7805/1969 Assent Date: 29.4.69 Commencement Date: 29.4.69 Current State: All
of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1969, No. 7857/1969
Assent Date: 28.10.69 Commencement Date: 10.10.69: see s. 3 Current State: All
of Act in operation Coal Mines (Accidents Relief) Act 1969, No. 7878/1969
Assent Date: 25.11.69 Commencement Date: 1.1.69: s. 1(3) Current State: All of
Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1970, No. 8005/1970 Assent
Date: 17.11.70 Commencement Date: 17.11.70: subject to s. 3 Current State: All
of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1971, No. 8123/1971 Assent Date:
4.5.71 Commencement Date: 4.5.71 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal
Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1971, No. 8171/1971 Assent Date: 16.11.71
Commencement Date: 16.11.71: subject to s. 1(2) Current State: All of Act in
operation Statute Law Revision Act 1971, No. 8181/1971 Assent Date: 23.11.71
Commencement Date: 23.11.71 Current State: All of Act in operation

Evidence (Boards and Commissions) Act 1971, No. 8190/1971 Assent Date:
30.11.71 Commencement Date: 30.11.71 Current State: All of Act in operation
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1972, No. 8278/1972 Assent Date: 13.5.72
Commencement Date: 13.5.72 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines
(Pensions Increase) Act 1972, No. 8316/1972 Assent Date: 8.11.72 Commencement
Date: 8.11.72 Current State: All of Act in operation Railways (Amendment) Act
1972, No. 8353/1972 Assent Date: 13.12.72 Commencement Date: 8.5.73:
Government Gazette 2.5.73 p. 946 Current State: All of Act in operation Coal
Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1973, No. 8416/1973 Assent Date: 17.4.73
Commencement Date: 17.4.73: subject to s. 3 Current State: All of Act in
operation Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975, No. 8731/1975 Assent
Date: 16.5.75 Commencement Date: S. 173 on 1.7.76: Government Gazette 24.3.76
p. 848 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Coal Mines (Pensions Increase) Act
1975, No. 8791/1975 Assent Date: 2.12.75 Commencement Date: 2.12.75 Current
State: All of Act in operation Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1976, No. 8919/1976
Assent Date: 7.12.76 Commencement Date: 7.12.76 Current State: All of Act in
operation Minerals and Energy Act 1976, No. 8953/1976 Assent Date: 16.12.76
Commencement Date: S. 5(1) on 1.9.77: Government Gazette 17.8.77 p. 2653
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980
Assent Date: 27.5.80 Commencement Date: 27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2) Current
State: All of Act in operation

Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981, No. 9576/1981 Assent Date:
26.5.81 Commencement Date: 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799 Current
State: All of Act in operation Companies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1981,
No. 9699/1981 Assent Date: 5.1.82 Commencement Date: S. 23 on 1.7.82: s. 2(1)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983
Assent Date: 15.6.83 Commencement Date: 15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2) Current
State: All of Act in operation Transport Act 1983, No. 9921/1983 Assent Date:
23.6.83 Commencement Date: S. 255 on 1.7.83: s. 1(2)(c) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1983,
No. 9945/1983 Assent Date: 20.9.83 Commencement Date: S. 3(3)(Sch. 2 item 3)
on 20.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4035 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Coal Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1985, No.
10182/1985 Assent Date: 12.6.85 Commencement Date: 12.6.85 Current State: All
of Act in operation Accident Compensation Act 1985, No. 10191/1985 Assent
Date: 30.7.85 Commencement Date: S. 276 on 31.8.85 (at 4 p.m.): Government
Gazette 30.8.85 p. 3401 Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Coroners Act 1985, No.
10257/1985 Assent Date: 10.12.85 Commencement Date: S. 79 on 1.6.86:
Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1115 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Courts
Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986 Assent Date: 22.4.86 Commencement Date: S. 30
on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180 Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958

Mental Health Act 1986, No. 59/1986 Assent Date: 3.6.86 Commencement Date: S.
143(2) on 1.10.87: Government Gazette 30.9.87 p. 2585 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Supreme Court Act 1986, No. 110/1986 Assent
Date: 16.12.86 Commencement Date: 1.1.87: s. 2 Current State: All of Act in
operation 6Coal Mines (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 6/1987 Assent Date: 28.4.87
Commencement Date: 11.5.87: Government Gazette 6.5.87 p. 1004. S. 4(7)-closure
date of the Victorian Coal Miners' Accidents Relief Fund was 23.12.87:
Government Gazette 23.12.87 p. 3524 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Transport
(Amendment) Act 1989, No. 44/1989 Assent Date: 6.6.89 Commencement Date: S.
41(Sch. 2 item 5) on 1.7.89: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Water
(Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989 Assent Date: 5.12.89
Commencement Date: 1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473 Current State:
All of Act in operation Superannuation (Occupational Superannuation Standards)
Act 1992, No. 49/1992 Assent Date: 30.6.92 Commencement Date: 30.6.92: Special
Gazette (No. 31) 30.6.92 p. 2 Current State: All of Act in operation Medical
Practice Act 1994, No. 23/1994 Assent Date: 17.5.94 Commencement Date: Ss 1, 2
on 17.5.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: Government Gazette 23.6.94 p. 1672
Current State: All of Act in operation Financial Management (Consequential
Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994 Assent Date: 31.5.94 Commencement Date: S.
3(Sch. 1 items 10.1-10.4) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette 7.7.94 p. 1878-see
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984; s. 4(Sch. 2 item 14) on 1.1.95:
Government Gazette 28.7.94 p. 2055 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958

Equal Opportunity Act 1995, No. 42/1995 Assent Date: 14.6.95 Commencement
Date: S. 224 on 5.10.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95 p. 2731; Sch. 2 item 8 on
1.1.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571 Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958
Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 4/1996 Assent Date: 18.6.96
Commencement Date: S. 134(1) on 18.6.96: s. 2(1) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Superannuation Acts (Further Amendment) Act
1996, No. 82/1996 Assent Date: 23.12.96 Commencement Date: Ss 3-5 on 1.1.97:
s. 2(4) Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958 Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No.
74/2000 Assent Date: 21.11.00 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. 1 item 21) on
22.11.00: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005 Assent Date: 7.12.05
Commencement Date: S. 182(Sch. 4 item 11) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958
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Conversion (Coal Mines Act) Regulations 1973, S.R. No. 32/1974 Date of Making:
22.1.74 Date of Commencement: 1.2.74 Metric Conversion (Coal Mines Act)
Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 262/1974 Date of Making: 19.6.74 Date of
Commencement: 19.6.74
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Details

1 S. 104: Section 5 of the Coal Mines (Pensions Increase) Act 1985, No.
10182/1985 reads as follows:
5. Increased rates applicable from 1 June 1985 The rates of the pensions
payable under Part III of the Principal Act as amended by section 4 have
effect on and after 1 June 1985.

2 S. 105: See note 4. 3 S. 106: See note 4. 4 S. 107: See note 4. 5 S. 110:
See note 4. 6 Table of Amendments: See note 2. ??

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