Australian Capital Territory
Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Building and Construction Industry Levy Determination 2011
Disallowable instrument DI2011—84

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009 establishes a portable long service leave scheme for workers in a covered industry, namely, building and construction, contract cleaning and the community sector. Under section 51 (1) of that Act the Minister may determine the levy payable by employers for each quarter. This Disallowable Instrument sets the levy at 1.25% of ordinary wages paid by employers in the building and construction industry only to their employees from 
1 July 2011. In making this determination the Minister has followed the recommendation of the Governing Board.