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Statutory Interpretation | April 2026

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation v. Orica Australia Pty Ltd

The appeal concerns whether workers employed in shotfiring and explosive services at black coal mines are entitled to portable long service leave benefits under the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992 (Cth), depending on how their employer's business activities are characterised.

Judgment reserved · Sydney · on appeal from [2025] FCAFC 90

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