State Coal Mines (Amendment) Act 1972 (NSW)

STATE COAL MINES (AMENDMENT) ACT.

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Act No. 39, 1972.

An Act to remove the requirement that one member of The State Mines Control Authority shall be a representative of the Department of Railways; to make further provision for the keeping of accounts relating to the operation of The State Mines Control Authority; for these and other purposes to amend the State Coal Mines Act, 1912; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 11 th April, 1972.]

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State Coal Mines (Amendment).

"O E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by No. 39, 1972

and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and L.egislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows; —^

1. This Act may be cited as the “State Coal Mines Short title.

(Amendment) Act, 1972”.

2. The State Coal Mines Act, 1912, is amended- Amendment of Act No. 70, 1912.

(a)	(i)	by omitting paragraph (c) of subsection three Sec. 13.
of section thirteen; (Incorpora- Uon of
(ii)	by omitting subsection five of the same section authority.) and by inserting in lieu thereof the following subsections ; —
(5) Every member of the authority, other than the member referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection three of this section and any other member specified by the Minister as not being entitled to receive the fees and allow­ ances referred to in this subsection, shall, subject to subsection (5b ) of this subsection, be entitled to receive such fees and allowances for service as a member of the authority as the Minister may determine.
(5a) The fees and allowances referred to in subsection five of this section shall be deemed to be part of the general cost of administration and execution of this Act.
(5b ) If the Minister so orders the fees and allowances which a member of the authority would, but for this subsection, be entitled to receive shall be paid to the employer, specified in the order, of the member instead of being paid to that member.

(b)

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State Coal Mines {Amendment).

No. 39, 1972 (b) (i) by omitting subsection one of section sixteen

Sec. 16.	and by inserting in lieu thereof the following
(Accounts	subsection : —
to be kept.)
(1) The authority shall cause proper books of account to be kept and shall, as soon as practicable after the thirtieth day of June in each year, prepare and transmit to the Minister for presentation to Parliament statements of account in the form approved by the Auditor- General exhibiting a true and fair view of the financial position and transactions of the authority.

(ii)   by omitting subsections two and three of the same section;

(iii)   by omitting subsection five of the same section and by inserting in lieu thereof the following subsection : —

(5) The Minister shall cause the audited statements of account, together with a report by the manager of each State coal mine on the operation of the mine to which he has been appointed, for the year ending the preceding thirtieth day of June to be laid before Parliament on or before the thirtieth day of November in that year.

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