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The committee acknowledges the following response to comments made on a legislative instrument in the Fifth Report of 2012

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012

FRLI ID: F2012L01873
Tabled in the Senate and the House of Representatives on 17 September 2012
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations

Committee view

2.2        The committee thanks the Minister for his response. Having considered this further information in conjunction with the statement of compatibility, the committee is satisfied that the bill does not appear to give rise to any human rights concerns.

Purpose of the instrument

2.3        The Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Act 2011 provides that certain periods of service undertaken by eligible employees and former eligible employees between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2011 may be counted towards their long service leave accrual. Schedule 5 of the Act sets out the timelines and dates by which certain administrative obligations are to be met in order to access these entitlements. This regulation:

- extends the timeline for former eligible employees to provide information to the Coal Mining Industry (Service Leave Funding) Corporation for the purposes of having periods of service recognised as qualifying service;

- extends the timeline by which the Coal Mining Industry (Service Leave Funding) Corporation is required to notify former and current eligible employees about records that it has in relation to them; and

- grants more time for the Corporation to seek actuarial advice in relation to the sufficiency of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Fund.

2.4        The Minister's response can be found in Appendix 1.

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