Terms used
3 Terms used
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
coal mine includes an open cut, a shaft in the course of being sunk, a tunnel, a level and inclined plane in the course of being driven, and a shaft, level, plane, working place, tramway and siding both below ground and above ground, in and adjacent to and belonging to a coal mine;
employer means a natural person, firm or body corporate that employs mine workers;
mine worker has the meaning given in section 4;
open cut means a coal mine that is formed by an excavation in the ground and that has no overlying cover of earth;
scheme means the superannuation scheme for mine workers constituted by this Act;
scheme benefits means the superannuation and related benefits to be paid under superannuation rules;
scheme contributions means the contributions payable or paid under superannuation rules;
SIS Act means —
the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 of the Commonwealth; and
any regulations or other instrument in force under that Act;
successor fund has the meaning given in Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Commonwealth) regulation 1.03(1);
superannuation fund means a regulated superannuation fund within the meaning of the SIS Act section 19;
superannuation rules means rules made by regulations under section 7A(1).
The Governor may amend Schedule 1 by order published in the Gazette.
[Section 3 amended: No. 45 of 1994 s. 4; No. 46 of 1995 s. 5; No. 19 of 2013 s. 4 and 17.]
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