Coal Miners' Welfare Regulations 1948 (WA)

Western Australia

Coal Miners’ Welfare Act 1947

Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948

Western Australia

Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948 Contents

Western Australia

Coal Miners’ Welfare Act 1947

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.

7.Common seal

The common seal of the Board shall be kept in the custody of the Chairman or of such other member of the Board as the Board may determine, and shall not be affixed to any instrument or writing except in the presence of the Board.

8.Expenses of Board

Whenever any member of the Board suffers any loss of wages as a result of carrying out any business of the Board or whilst travelling in connection therewith he shall be recouped to the extent thereof from the Fund. In the event of any business of the Board necessitating travel by such member, the equivalent of a first class return rail fare together with travelling allowance at the rate of $2.50 per day shall also be payable from the Fund to such member.

[Regulation 8 inserted: Gazette 7 Dec 1951 p. 3370; amended: Act No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1).]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Coal Miners’ Welfare Regulations 1948 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

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))

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