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Coal Miners’ Welfare Act 1947

Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948

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Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948

Contents

Citation 1
The Coal Miners’ Welfare Fund 1

2A. Mine owner’s contributions to Fund 1

Mine owner’s duties 1
Membership of Board 2
Board to authorise Fund payments 2
Minister to have Board minutes 2
Common seal 2
Expenses of Board 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

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.

6. Minister to have Board minutes

The secretary shall forward copies of minutes of all meetings of the Board to the Minister for his information.

Citation	Published	Commencement
Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948	8 Oct 1948 p. 2407	8 Oct 1948
	7 Dec 1951 p. 3370	7 Dec 1951
	20 Mar 1953 p. 543	20 Mar 1953
*Reprint of the Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948* authorised 5 Nov 1964** (published in Gazette 11 Nov 1964 p. 3731-2) (includes amendments listed above)
Decimal Currency Act 1965 assented to 21 Dec 1965		s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2)); balance: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1))
Coal Miners’ Welfare Amendment Regulations 1987	16 Jan 1987 p. 118	16 Jan 1987 (see r. 2 and Gazette 16 Jan 1987 p. 82)
Coal Miners’ Welfare Amendment Regulations 1989	20 Jan 1989 p. 143	20 Jan 1989
*Reprint of the Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948* as at 20 Sep 2002** (includes amendments listed above)
Coal Miners’ Welfare Amendment Regulations 2024	SL 2024/19 21 Feb 2024	r. 1 and 2: 21 Feb 2024 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Feb 2024 (see r. 2(b))

1Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948

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1. Citation

2. The Coal Miners’ Welfare Fund

2A. Mine owner’s contributions to Fund

3. Mine owner’s duties

4. Membership of Board

5. Board to authorise Fund payments

6. Minister to have Board minutes

7. Common seal

8. Expenses of Board