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

Lower Court Judgment

17/07/2025 Federal Court of Australia (Collier, Snaden and Hatcher JJ)

[2025] FCAFC 90

Catchwords

Statutory interpretation  – portable long service leave scheme – interpretation of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992 (Cth) (‘Act’) –– whether employer ‘otherwise engaged in the black coal mining industry’ – whether shotfiring and explosive services workers at a black coal mine are ‘eligible employees’ irrespective of character of their employer - whether Full Court erred in finding employees employed in shotfiring or related work at black coal mines were not ‘eligible employees’ under the Act where activities of employer found to be not otherwise engaged in the black coal mining industry