Commonwealth Coal Commissioner
Commonwealth Commissioner [I]
8 August 1941 – 6 February 1942
Wartime Commonwealth controller of the coal industry, with powers over coal production and distribution, including fixing coal prices and ordering mines to be closed temporarily or permanently.
How it came into existence
Created by the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1941 No. 189), proclaimed on 8 August 1941, which provided that there should be a Commonwealth Coal Commissioner.
Legislation: National Security (Coal Control) Regulations 1941
How it ended
Replaced on 6 February 1942 by the three-member Commonwealth Coal Commission under Statutory Rules 1942 No. 51, which took over all the Commissioner's functions.
- Control of coal production and distribution
Main functions
- Control of coal production and distribution
- Fixing of coal prices
- Ordering the closure of coal mines
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