An Act to amend the Coal Industry Act 2001 with respect to the charging of fees for the provision of underground coal mine rescue services; and for other purposes.

1   Name of Act

This Act is the Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Act 2002.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent.

3   Amendment of Coal Industry Act 2001 No 107

The Coal Industry Act 2001 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]   Section 19 Owners of coal mines to make contributions to fund mines rescue functions

Insert after section 19 (6):

  

(7)  Nothing in this section affects the liability of any person to pay any fees charged under section 22 (2).

[2]   Section 22 No fees for certain services

Insert at the end of the section:

  

(2)  Despite subsection (1), the mines rescue company may charge fees for providing rescue services and facilities (including rescue equipment) to deal with an emergency in an underground coal mine in the State.

(3)  However, the mines rescue company is not to charge any fee in respect of the first 8 hours (or such longer period as the regulations may prescribe) during which it provides those services and facilities in relation to the emergency.

(4)  A reference in this section to the providing of facilities includes a reference to the use of those facilities.

[3]   Section 22, note

Omit “The costs of”. Insert instead “Except as provided by section 22 (2), the costs of”.

[4]   Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):

  

Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Act 2002

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Coal Industry Amendment (Fees for Rescue Services) Act 2002 No 125. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 31.10.2002; Legislative Council, 5.12.2002. Assented to 16.12.2002. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.