Commonwealth: Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 Act No. 127 of 2009 as amended This compilation was prepared on 1 January 2012 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 142 of 2011 The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992 Notes An Act to amend the law relating to long service leave in the black coal mining industry, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009. 2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2010. 3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992 1 Subsection 4(1) Insert: black coal mining industry has the same meaning as in the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010 as in force on 1 January 2010. 2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of eligible employee) Repeal the definition, substitute: eligible employee means: (a) an employee who is employed in the black coal mining industry by an employer engaged in the black coal mining industry, whose duties are directly connected with the day to day operation of a black coal mine; or (b) an employee who is employed in the black coal mining industry, whose duties are carried out at or about a place where black coal is mined and are directly connected with the day to day operation of a black coal mine; or (c) an employee permanently employed with a mine rescue service for the purposes of the black coal mining industry; or (d) a prescribed person who is employed in the black coal mining industry; but does not include a person declared by the regulations not to be an eligible employee for the purposes of this Act. Note: For prescription or declaration by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. 3 Subsection 4(1) Insert: employee means a national system employee as defined in section 13 of the Fair Work Act 2009. 4 Subsection 4(1) Insert: employer means a national system employer as defined in section 14 of the Fair Work Act 2009. 5 Subsection 4(2) Omit "or class of persons" (wherever occurring). 6 Subsection 44(3) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (3) A reference in this section to an employee's entitlement to long service leave, or to an employee's entitlement to be paid for, or to take, long service leave, is a reference to the employee's entitlement under any of the following: (a) section 113 of the Fair Work Act 2009; (b) a relevant industrial instrument; (c) a contract of employment. Note: Schedule 2 to the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 extends the operation of section 113 of the Fair Work Act 2009. 7 Application of amendments The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to industry and employment occurring on or after the commencement of this Schedule. Notes to the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 Note 1 The Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 127, 2009 amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Acts Act Number Date Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions and year of Assent Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009 127, 2009 10 Dec 2009 1 Jan 2010 Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Act 2011 142, 2011 29 Nov 2011 Schedule 4 (item 1): 1 Jan 2010 — Schedule 4 (item 2): 1 Jan 2012 Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected Schedule 2............... rep. No. 142, 2011 Item 1.................. am. No. 142, 2011 rep. No. 142, 2011