§ Sir W. SMITHERSasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will consider the advisability of so amending the law that a means of appeal would be open to complainants who are dissatisfied with the constitution of the Investigation Committee, or any ultra vires decision of that committee, acting under the Coal Mines Act, 1930, in any district?
§ Mr. E. BROWNSection 5 (10) of the Coal Mines Act, 1930, already provides for appeals from decisions of the Committee of Investigation in certain cases. I am not prepared to extend the grounds for appeal.
§ Sir W. SMITHERSasked the Secretary for Mines whether he has considered the complaints from the appellants in the recent case heard by the Investigation Committee for the Midland district constituted under the Coal Mines Act, 1930, against the constitution of that committee; and whether he is satisfied that a committee so constituted has given decisions with impartiality?
§ Mr. BROWNYes, Sir. This committee is constituted strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Statute, and I am satisfied that its decisions are given with impartiality.