Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948 (WA)

Western Australia Coal Miners' Welfare Act 1947 Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948 Western Australia Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. The Coal Miners' Welfare Fund 1 2A. Mine owner's contributions to Fund 1 3. Mine owner's duties 1 4. Membership of Board 1 5. Board to authorise Fund payments 1 6. Minister to have Board minutes 1 7. Common seal 1 8. Expenses of Board 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Western Australia Coal Miners' Welfare Act 1947 Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948 1.

2. The Coal Miners' Welfare Fund The Board shall establish and operate the Fund in such account as is approved by the Treasurer. [Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 20 Jan 1989 p. 143.]

2A. Mine owner's contributions to Fund The sum to be paid under section 6 is equivalent to 2 cents per tonne. [Regulation 2A inserted: Gazette 16 Jan 1987 p. 118.]

3. Mine owner's duties The owner of every coal mine shall forward to the Under Treasurer in the months of January and July of each year a statement showing the tonnage of coal produced during the preceding 6 months respectively ending on the last day of the preceding month of December or June, as the case may be, together with the amount payable to the Fund in relation to such tonnage as provided in section 6 of the Act. The owner shall at the same time forward a copy of the statement to the secretary of the Board.

4. Membership of Board For the purposes of section 9(1)(b) of the Act, the Mining and Energy Union, Western Australian District Branch, is prescribed. [Regulation 4 inserted: SL 2024/19 r. 4.]

5. Board to authorise Fund payments No accounts are to be paid out of the Fund unless payment has been previously authorised by the Board.