Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• corporation
• Corporations Act
• Criminal Code
• disallowable instrument (see s 9)
• Executive
• exercise
• found guilty
• function
• individual
• may (see s 146)
• Minister (see s 162)
• must (see s 146)
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• person (see s 160)
• State
• the Territory.
"commissioner" means—
(a) the person appointed under section 9 (1); or
(b) if a person has not been appointed under section 9 (1)—the person appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
, schedule 2, part 2.2.
"committee" means the Labour Hire Licensing Advisory Committee established under section 19.
"complaints guideline"—see section 37.
"connected", for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 46.
"labour hire law" means—
(a) this Act; and
(b) a law of another jurisdiction corresponding, or substantially corresponding, to this Act.
"labour hire licence" means a licence issued under section 27.
"labour hire services"—see section 7.
"occupier", of premises, for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 46.
"offence", for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 46.
"premises", for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 46.
"regulatory action", against a licensee, for part 6 (Regulatory action)—see section 39.
"reviewable decision", for part 8 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 71.
"suitable person"—see section 28.
"warrant", for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 46.
"worker"—see section 8.
"workplace law or standard" means any of the following:
(a) a labour hire law;
(b) a law of the Commonwealth or a State imposing an obligation on a person in relation to workers, including about—
(i) keeping records about workers; and
(ii) the payment of tax or superannuation for workers; and
(iii) ensuring the health and safety of workers;
(c) a law prescribed by regulation.
Examples—par (b)
• the Discrimination Act 1991
• the Fair Work Act 2009
(Cwlth)
• the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
(Cwlth)
• the Long Service Leave Act 1976
• the Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009
• the Migration Act 1958
(Cwlth)
• the Superannuation Act 1976
(Cwlth)
• the Superannuation Act 1990
(Cwlth)
• the Superannuation Act 2005
(Cwlth)
• the Workers Compensation Act 1951
• the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1).
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 20 February 2020.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act
on 27 May 2020.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Labour Hire Licensing Bill
2020, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 21 May 2020.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
© Australian Capital Territory 2020