The New South Wales Coal Compensation Board was a government body in New South Wales which had responsibility for determining compensation payable when coal in the state was compulsorily acquired in 1981.
Read more about New South Wales Coal Compensation Board: Background, Constitution, Jurisdiction, Appeals, Chairperson
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