The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by Tara Mines aimed at excluding up to 80 former miners with disabilities from certain substantial pension benefits made available to existing employees.
The High Court in 2007 ruled former workers in receipt of benefits under the Income Continuance Plan of the company are also entitled to pension improvements sanctioned for the Tara Mines Pension Plan in 1999. This meant workers receiving income continuance payments would not be subject to substantial deductions from their pensions.