Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941 (NSW)

Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941 No 45

An Act to prohibit the employment and the continuance in employment in the coal or oil shale mining industries, and in certain callings related thereto, of certain persons of or above the age of sixty years; to make provision for and with respect to the payment of benefits to such persons and certain other persons; to amend the Widows Pensions Act 1925–1937 and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act, commencement and construction (1) This Act may be cited as the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941. (2) (Repealed) (3) (a) Parts 1 and 5 shall commence on the day upon which the assent of His Majesty to this Act is signified. (b) Parts 2, 3 and 4 shall commence upon such day or days as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by a proclamation published in the Gazette. A different day may be so appointed and notified in respect of any of such Parts. (4) This Act shall be read and construed subject to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act and so as not to exceed the legislative power of the State to the intent that where any provision of this Act or of the regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or of such regulations and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. (5) This Act shall be read and construed with the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.

1A Contributions and benefits payable on and after 3 January 1993 (1) On and after 3 January 1993, a mine worker is not entitled or liable to contribute to the Old Fund or the Amalgamated Fund, whether or not the mine worker was, or was entitled to be, a contributor before that date. (1A) Subsection (1) does not prevent a mine worker from making voluntary contributions to the Amalgamated Fund as provided by the AUSCOAL Trust Deed. (2)–(4) (Repealed)