Coal Mine Workers (Pensions) Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970 (WA)

1970.] Coal Mine Workers (Pensions). [No. .38.

COAL MINE WORKERS

(PENSIONS) (No.2).

No. 38 of 1970.

AN ACT to amend the Coal Mine Workers

(Pensions) Act, 1943-1970.

[Assented to 23rd September, 1970.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Short title.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Coal Mine Workers (Pensions) Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1970. Reprinted in vol. 17 of the Reprinted

In this Act the Coal Mine Workers (Pensions) Act, 1943-1970 is referred to as the principal Act.

Acts and

amended by

Acts

Nos. 99 of

1964, 16 of

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Coal Mine Workers (Pensions)

1965,92 of 1965, 36 of

1969. and 5

Act, 1943-1970.

of 1970.

(2)

No. 38.] Coal Mine Workers (Pensions) [1970

(No. 2).

Amendment

to s. 7.	2.	Subsection (2) of section 7 of the principal
permanent

(Pension—	Act is amended by adding after the word "he", in
incapacity.)	line eight, the words "or any one of his dependants".
Amendment

to s. /OA. 3.

Subsection (3) of section 10A of the principal being the last word in the subsection, the passage ", other than an invalid pension as being a person who is permanently blind".

(Earnings	Act is amended by adding after the word "pension",
from employ-
ment.)
Amendment

from

to s. 13. 4. Section 13 of the principal Act is amended by

(Deductions	adding after subsection (1) a subsection as follows- ( la) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply where the mine worker or any one of his dependants is, under the Social Services Act, 1947-1969 of the Parliament of the Common- wealth or any Act amending or in substitution for that Act, qualified to receive an invalid pension as being a person who is permanently blind. .
om
Pensions.)