Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Amendment Act 1977 (NSW)

COAL AND OIL SHALE MINE WORKERS

(SUPERANNUATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 1977

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 9, 1977.

An Act to amend section 10EA of the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act, 1941, for the purpose of increasing pensions payable to mine workers; and to validate the payment to mine workers of increased pensions as from 1st August, 1976. [Assented to, 17th March, 1977.] B E

Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in	BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1.      This Act may be cited as the "Coal and Oil Shale Mine

Workers (Superannuation) Amendment Act, 1977".

2 .      The Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannua­

tion) Act, 1941, is amended by omitting section 10EA (5)
and by inserting instead the following subsections : —

(5) The Minister shall, by an order published in the Gazette as soon as practicable after the commencement of the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannua­ tion) Amendment Act, 1977, amend the Schedule by omitting the reference to the amount in the Third Column appearing opposite the figure " 1 " in the First Column and by inserting instead a reference to the amount that equals the sum of—

(a) the amount the reference to which is so omitted; and

(b) S7.50.

(6) The amendment made by the order referred to

in subsection (5) shall take effect as from the date of
publication of the order in the Gazette.

(7) Where, in respect of the period commencing on and including 1st August, 1976, and ending on and including the day immediately preceding the date as from which the amendment referred to in subsection (5)

takes

takes effect, the amount per week paid as pension to a person who is described in Item 1 of the Schedule was or is the sum of—

(a) the amount which would, but for this subsection, have been paid or be payable; and

(b) $7.50,

that payment is hereby validated.

(8) Nothing in this section affects anything contained

in section 11A or 13.