Australian Capital Territory
Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Board Appointment 2004 (No 4)
Disallowable instrument DI2004—218

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981 establishes a Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board to administer the scheme of long service benefits established by the Act and to make recommendations to the Minister as set out in the Act.
Subsection 8 (1) of the Act stipulates that the Board shall consist of (a) the Chairperson; (b) a member representing employer organisations; and (c) a member representing employee organisations.
By subsection 8 (2) of the Act the members of the Board are to be appointed by the Minister and shall hold office for up to 5 years, as stated in the member’s appointment.  Section 9 of the Act enables the Minister to appoint acting members of the Board, who may act in place of the appointed member for up to one year during the member’s absence.
The Minister has appointed Mr George Wason as an acting member of the Board representing employee organisations for a period of three years commencing from the date of notification.  
The appointee is not a Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies.  Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s.229 the instrument is a disallowable instrument.
This appointment has been approved by the Minister and the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs has been consulted in accordance with section 228 (consultation with appropriate Assembly committee) of the Legislation Act 2001.