Mine Subsidence Compensation Regulation 2007



1   Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Mine Subsidence Compensation Regulation 2007.
2   Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 2007.
Note—
This Regulation replaces the Mine Subsidence Compensation Regulation 2002 which is repealed on 1 September 2007 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
3   Definitions
(1)  In this Regulation:
approved means approved for the time being by the chairperson of the Board.
(2)  Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
4   Contributions under section 11 (1A)
For the purposes of section 11 (1A) of the Act, in respect of the year referred to in the heading to Schedule 1:
(a)  the contribution payable to the Mine Subsidence Compensation Fund by the proprietor of a colliery holding specified in Column 1 of that Schedule is, for each dollar of the land value of that colliery holding, to be calculated at the rate (if any) specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite that colliery holding, and
(b)  the proprietor of a colliery holding specified in Column 1 of that Schedule is, if no rate is specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite that colliery holding, excepted from contributing to the Mine Subsidence Compensation Fund.
5   Prescribed period under section 12 (1) (c)
The prescribed period for the purposes of section 12 (1) (c) of the Act is the period, not exceeding 6 months, or not exceeding 3 years if the Board is satisfied that there are special circumstances, during which any buildings or works are (by reason of damage arising from subsidence due to the extraction of coal or shale) untenantable, under repair or in course of construction.
cl 5: Am 2009 (591), Sch 1 [1].
6   Notifications under section 12 (2)
A notification under section 12 (2) of the Act must be lodged with the Secretary of the Board:
(a)  within 12 months after the day on which it became known to the owner concerned that the damage was caused by subsidence, or
(b)  if the Board determines that the owner should have known on a particular day that the damage was caused by subsidence, within 12 months after that day, or
(c)  if the Board determines that a longer period is justified in the circumstances of the case, within the longer period so determined.
7   Claims under section 12A
(1)  Any claim under section 12A of the Act must be in or to the effect of the approved form.
(2)  For the purposes of section 12A (2) (a) of the Act, the prescribed time within which a claim referred to in section 12A (1) (a) must be lodged with the Secretary of the Board is 3 months from the date on which the damage occurred.
(3)  However, if the claimant satisfies the Board:
(a)  that he or she was not aware of the damage on the date on which it occurred or was not aware that the damage was caused by the exercise by the Board of its powers under section 13A of the Act, and
(b)  that he or she was the owner of the improvements or the household or other effects on the date on which the damage occurred and on the date on which the notification was lodged,
then the prescribed time within which the claim must be lodged is 3 months from the date on which he or she became aware of the damage or became aware that the damage was caused by the exercise by the Board of its powers under section 13A of the Act.
8   Prescribed qualifications of valuer under section 13 (1) (a)
For the purposes of section 13 (1) (a) of the Act, a valuer has the prescribed qualifications if the valuer is registered as a practising real estate valuer under the Valuers Act 2003.
9   Prescribed fee under section 15B (2)
For the purposes of section 15B (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee to accompany an application for a certificate of compliance is $40.
10   Prescribed fee under section 15C (2)
For the purposes of section 15C (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee to accompany an application for a certificate to the effect that a compensation claim has been paid is $20.
11   Savings
Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Mine Subsidence Compensation Regulation 2002, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.
Schedule 1 Rate of contribution to Mine Subsidence Compensation Fund for 2009
(Clause 4)
Column 1
Column 2
Colliery holding
Rate (in $)
Abel
0.01627
Aberdare North
Excepted
Airly
Excepted
Angus Place
0.18960
Antiene
Excepted
Appin
0.06206
Ashton
0.10810
Austar
0.02841
Avon
Excepted
Awaba
0.03900
Baal Bone
0.19881
Bargo
Excepted
Bayswater No 2
0.09538
Bengalla
0.09806
Berrima
0.00910
Bloomfield
0.00796
Blue Mountains
Excepted
Boggabri
0.02639
Brimdale
Excepted
Camberwell
0.12326
Cardiff Borehole
Excepted
Chain Valley
0.03938
Charbon
0.09463
Clarence
0.09283
Cordeaux
Excepted
Cullen Valley
0.10963
Cumnock No 1
0.04231
Dartbrook
Excepted
Delta
Excepted
Dendrobium
0.02906
Donaldson Coal
0.01629
Drayton
0.10925
Duralie
0.06362
Glendell
Excepted
Glennies Creek
0.09894
Gunnedah
Excepted
Hebburn No 3
Excepted
Hunter Valley Extended
Excepted
Hunter Valley Operations
0.05114
Huntley
Excepted
Invincible
0.00814
Ivanhoe No 2
Excepted
John Darling
Excepted
Kandos No 3
Excepted
Kemira
Excepted
Lambton
Excepted
Liddell
0.05700
Mandalong Mine
0.14603
Mangoola
Excepted
Mannering
0.04509
Maules Creek
Excepted
Metropolitan
0.02295
Mitchells Flat
Excepted
Moolarben
Excepted
Mount Owen
0.14382
Mount Thorley
0.07351
Munmorah
Excepted
Muswellbrook
0.06011
Myuna
0.22249
Narama
Excepted
Narrabri
Excepted
New Wallsend No 2
Excepted
Newdell
Excepted
Newpac No 1
0.05329
Newstan
0.07273
North Cliff
Excepted
Northern
Excepted
NRE Avondale
Excepted
NRE No 1
0.00525
NRE Wongawilli
0.06372
Pinedale
0.21984
Preston and Preston Extended Tunnel
Excepted
Ravensworth Operations
0.18581
Richmond Main East
Excepted
Rixs Creek
0.04471
Rocglen
0.01567
Sandy Creek
Excepted
Saxonvale
0.19475
Springvale
0.26971
Stratford
0.01080
Sunnyside
0.00053
Tahmoor
0.04338
Tarrawonga
0.06754
Tasman
0.17187
Ulan No 2
0.30961
United
0.16628
Vickery
Excepted
Wallarah
Excepted
Wallerawang
Excepted
Wambo
0.10348
Warkworth
0.08547
Werris Creek No 2
0.05117
West Cliff
0.13806
West Wallsend
0.38530
Western Main
Excepted
Westside
0.01184
Whitehaven
0.02076
Wilpinjong
0.20240
sch 1: Subst 2008 (131), Sch 1; 2008 (603), Sch 1; 2009 (591), Sch 1 [2].