THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING LEVY AMENDMENT BILL 2006

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by the Authority of
Andrew Barr MLA
Minister for Education and Training

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING LEVY AMENDMENT BILL 2006
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview of the Bill
The purpose of the amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Act 1999 is to clarify the intent of the legislation where misinterpretations have occurred, or address issues surrounding wording which have caused difficulties and ensure that the Act is more comprehensible and easier to use.

Details of the Bill

Amendment 1	Names the Act as the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Amendment Act 2006.

Amendment 2	Provides the commencement provisions, noting that this Act will commence on the day after its notification day.

Amendment 3	Declares that it is the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Act 1999 that is being amended.

Amendment 4	Amends the definition of exempt work to align it with the definition of exempt works under the Building Act 2004 (section 12, 14 and 15) and the Building Regulations 2005 (R5, R6 and R7).

Amendment 5	Amends the definition of project owner to provide clarity as to who has responsibility for paying the levy.

Amendment 6	Places responsibility on the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Authority (the Authority) and the project owner to jointly appoint qualified valuers to assess the value of work where there has been a disagreement on value by the Authority and the project owner.

Amendment 7	Substitutes the date ’30 June’ with ’31 October’.