Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The legislation covers all eligible employees within the black coal mining industry. The scope of who is an 'eligible employee' is set out in section 4 of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992). The 2011 amendments did not change the coverage of the legislation.

The Corporation has advised the Department that it is currently making arrangements to invite eligible employees to confirm their service history and, where appropriate, claim extra periods of service. To date, there have been no claims from eligible employees or former eligible employees. The Corporation has indicated that it is not possible to determine the number of claims that will be made and accepted.