AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 16 of 1988

The Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Regulations (the Principal Regulations) prescribe awards for the purposes of the definition of “building and construction work” in subsection 3 (1) of the Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Ordinance 1981 (the Principal Ordinance).

Paragraph 2 (b) of the Principal Regulations prescribed the Builders’ Labourers (A.C.T.) Award 1982; this Award ceased to cover ACT building and construction employees following the enactment of the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration) Act 1986.  From 14 April 1986, ACT building and construction employees were covered by the Building Industry Labourers (On-Site) A.C.T. Award 1986.

The Regulations omits the reference to the Builders’ Labourers (A.C.T.) Award 1982 in paragraph 2 (b) and substitutes a reference to the Building Industry Labourers (On-Site) A.C.T. Award 1986.

The Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 3) 1988 (the Ordinance) amended the Principal Ordinance to deem the Building Industry Labourers (On-Site) A.C.T. Award 1986 to have been a prescribed award for the purposes of the Principal Ordinance for the period from 14 April 1986 until immediately before the commencement of the Ordinance.

The effect of the Regulations together with the Ordinance is to preserve the long service leave entitlements of employees in the building and construction industry.

ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE ARTS AND TERRITORIES