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STATES GRANTS (COAL MINING INDUSTRY LONG SERVICE LEAVE) REGULATIONS 1992 NO.30

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 30

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industrial Relations

States-Grants (Coal mining Industry Long Service Leave) Act 1949

States Grants (Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave) Regulations

Section 8 of the States Grants (Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave) Act 1949 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

The Act has established a long service leave scheme for the coal mining industry. The scheme funds long service leave benefits on an industry-wide basis. The Commonwealth administers the fund as a third party to the scheme. The other parties are four of the States and the major coal mining industry employer and employee bodies.

The Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990, which commenced on 18 December 1990, inserted section 7 into the Act to allow the Commonwealth to recover the costs incurred in the administration of the Act from money paid into the fund. Section 7 of the Act provides that the amounts to be recovered are determined under the regulations.

Under subregulation 3(1) of the States Grants (Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave) Regulations (the Regulations) the Minister for Industrial Relations has the power to determine the amount that represents the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in administering the Act. The determinations are for the purposes of section 7 of the Act, in writing and relate to a financial year, or part thereof, beginning on or after 1 July 1991.

Subregulation 3(2) makes the amount determined payable as soon as practicable after the determination is made.

Regulation 4 provides that, as soon as practicable after a determination is made, notice of the determination must be published in the Gazette.

Repeal of earlier regulations, made for the purposes of section 7 of the Act, is effected by regulation 5.


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