7AApplication of Act in respect of coal industry

#### 7A Application of Act in respect of coal industry 7A Application of Act in respect of coal industry > > (1) The workers compensation company (within the meaning of the [Coal Industry Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-107)) is taken to be a licensed insurer that is a specialised insurer under, and for the purposes of, this Act. > > > (2) However, the following provisions of this Act do not apply to or in respect of the workers compensation company— > > > > > (a) Division 6 of Part 4, > > > > > (b) sections 156 and 156B, > > > > > (c) Divisions 1A, 2–5, 6A and 7 of Part 7. > > > (3) For avoidance of doubt— > > > > > (a) an employee of an employer in the coal industry is not eligible to make a claim under Division 6 of Part 4, and > > > > > (b) a person who is taken, under Schedule 1 to the [Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-086), to be a worker employed by another person is not entitled to make a claim referred to in paragraph (a) if the other person by whom the person is taken to be employed is engaged in the coal industry. > > > (4) The workers compensation company is taken to be the insurer under this Act of all employers in the coal industry (whether or not any such employer maintains a policy of insurance with that company). > > > (5) In this section— > > > > employer in the coal industry has the same meaning as in the [Coal Industry Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-107). > > **s 7A:** Ins 2001 No 107, Sch 7.12 \[1\]. Am 2003 No 81, Sch 2 \[2\]; 2018 No 19, Sch 2.1.