Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009

Act No. 127 of 2009 as amended This compilation was prepared on 1 January 2012 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 142 of 2011 The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992 Notes An Act to amend the law relating to long service leave in the black coal mining industry, and for related purposes

1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2010.

3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992

1 Subsection 4(1) Insert: black coal mining industry has the same meaning as in the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010 as in force on 1 January 2010.

2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of eligible employee) Repeal the definition, substitute: eligible employee means: (a) an employee who is employed in the black coal mining industry by an employer engaged in the black coal mining industry, whose duties are directly connected with the day to day operation of a black coal mine; or (b) an employee who is employed in the black coal mining industry, whose duties are carried out at or about a place where black coal is mined and are directly connected with the day to day operation of a black coal mine; or (c) an employee permanently employed with a mine rescue service for the purposes of the black coal mining industry; or (d) a prescribed person who is employed in the black coal mining industry; but does not include a person declared by the regulations not to be an eligible employee for the purposes of this Act. Note: For prescription or declaration by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.