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This Regulation replaces the Mine Subsidence Compensation Regulation 2002 which is repealed on 1 September 2007 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.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 2010
(Clause 4)
Column 1
Column 2
Colliery holding
Rate (in $)
Abel
0.07538
Aberdare North
Excepted
Airly
0.00223
Angus Place
0.24649
Appin
0.03368
Ashton
0.07337
Austar Coal Mine
0.03731
Awaba
0.01819
Baal Bone
0.19481
Bargo
Excepted
Bengalla
0.05298
Berrima
0.00782
Bloomfield
0.00758
Boggabri
0.02811
Camberwell
0.07338
Chain Valley
0.05983
Charbon
0.06607
Clarence
0.08120
Cordeaux
Excepted
Cullen Valley
0.05620
Cumnock No 1
0.00157
Dartbrook
Excepted
Delta
Excepted
Dendrobium
0.02983
Donaldson Coal
0.01495
Drayton
0.04498
Duralie
0.05522
Eloura
Excepted
Glendell
Excepted
Glennies Creek
0.03161
Gunnedah
Excepted
Hebburn No 3
Excepted
Hunter Valley Operations
0.03622
Huntley
Excepted
Invincible
0.06187
Ivanhoe No 2
0.04283
Kemira
Excepted
Liddell
0.03452
Mandalong Mine
0.13308
Mangoola
Excepted
Mannering
0.05050
Maules Creek
Excepted
Metropolitan
0.02581
Mitchells Flat
Excepted
Moolarben
0.00594
Mount Arthur
0.07736
Mount Owen
0.08723
Mount Thorley
0.04790
Munmorah
Excepted
Muswellbrook
0.02706
Myuna
0.20176
Narama
Excepted
Narrabri
Excepted
New Wallsend No 2
Excepted
Newdell
Excepted
Newpac No 1
0.08261
Newstan
0.01805
North Cliff
Excepted
Northern
Excepted
NRE No 1
0.00334
NRE Wongawilli
0.02938
Pinedale
0.03835
Preston and Preston Extended Tunnel
Excepted
Ravensworth Operations
0.13453
Richmond Main East
Excepted
Rixs Creek
0.02635
Rocglen
0.03185
Sandy Creek
Excepted
Saxonvale
0.14688
Springvale
0.16115
Stratford
0.00242
Sunnyside
0.01001
Tahmoor
0.01676
Tarrawonga
0.05719
Tasman
0.20416
Ulan No 2
0.19830
United
0.10120
Vickery
Excepted
Wallarah
Excepted
Wallerawang
Excepted
Wambo
0.07093
Warkworth
0.04908
Werris Creek No 2
0.04018
West Cliff
0.05806
West Wallsend
0.46396
Westside
0.00846
Whitehaven
0.00423
Wilpinjong
0.19750
sch 1: Subst 2008 (131), Sch 1; 2008 (603), Sch 1; 2009 (591), Sch 1 [2]; 2010 (746), Sch 1.