Construction Industry Reform and Development Regulations

Construction Industry Reform and Development Regulations

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 356 as amended

made under the

Construction Industry Reform and Development Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 13 August 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 1994 No. 336

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Citation [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Membership of the Council — members to represent the Commonwealth             

 4 Membership of the Council — members to represent the States and Territories             

 5 Membership of the Council — members to represent industry bodies             

 6 Membership of the Council — member to represent the Australian Council of Trade Unions             

 7 Membership of the Council — members to represent construction industry trade unions             

 8 Meetings of the Council — quorum 

 9 Entitlement of certain Board members to allowances 

 11 Reports by Agency 

Schedule 1 Industry bodies prescribed under paragraph 6 (1) (e) of the Act             

Schedule 2 Trade unions prescribed under paragraph 6 (1) (g) of the Act             

Notes   

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  These Regulations may be cited as the Construction Industry Reform and Development Regulations.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations:

the Act means the Construction Industry Reform and Development Act 1992.

3 Membership of the Council — members to represent the Commonwealth

  For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (c) of the Act, the prescribed number of members is 8.

4 Membership of the Council — members to represent the States and Territories

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (d) of the Act, the prescribed number of members is 5.

 (2) The Minister must select the persons to be appointed under that paragraph:

 (a) in consultation with the governments of the States and Territories; and

 (b) on the basis of their qualifications and experience in the construction industry.

5 Membership of the Council — members to represent industry bodies

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (e) of the Act:

 (a) the prescribed number of members is 10; and

 (b) the industry bodies set out in Schedule 1 are prescribed.

 (2) The Minister must select the persons to be appointed under that paragraph:

 (a) in consultation with the industry bodies set out in Schedule 1; and

 (b) on the basis of their qualifications and experience in the construction industry.

6 Membership of the Council — member to represent the Australian Council of Trade Unions

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (f) of the Act, the prescribed number of members is 1.

 (2) The Minister must select the person to be appointed under that paragraph:

 (a) in consultation with the Australian Council of Trade Unions; and

 (b) on the basis of the person’s qualifications and experience in the construction industry.

7 Membership of the Council — members to represent construction industry trade unions

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (g) of the Act:

 (a) the prescribed number of members is 7; and

 (b) the trade unions set out in Schedule 2 are prescribed.

 (2) The Minister must select the persons to be appointed under that paragraph:

 (a) in consultation with the trade unions set out in Schedule 2; and

 (b) on the basis of their qualifications and experience in the construction industry.

8 Meetings of the Council — quorum

  For the purposes of subsection 6 (2) of the Act, the prescribed number of members is 18.

9 Entitlement of certain Board members to allowances

  For the purposes of section 31 of the Act, the prescribed allowances of a Board member (other than the Chief Executive Officer or a member mentioned in paragraph 20 (b) of the Act) for each day on which that member is engaged with the authority of the Board on Board business, if the member is required to be absent overnight from his or her usual place of residence, are:

 (a) in the case of business in Sydney — $230; and

 (b) in the case of business in the capital of a State or Territory other than Sydney — $190; and

 (c) in any other case — $145.

11 Reports by Agency

 (1) The report to be prepared by the Agency under subsection 55 (1) of the Act must include a description of progress toward implementation of the Construction Industry In-principle Reform and Development Agreement.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection 55 (1) of the Act, the prescribed periods are:

 (a) the period of 6 months commencing on 1 January in a year; and

 (b) the period of 6 months commencing on 1 July in a year.

 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (a), the period from the commencement of these Regulations to 1 January 1993 is taken to be included in the period beginning on that day.

Schedule 1 Industry bodies prescribed under paragraph 6 (1) (e) of the Act

(regulation 5)

Schedule 2 Trade unions prescribed under paragraph 6 (1) (g) of the Act

(regulation 7)

Notes to the Construction Industry Reform and Development Regulations

Note 1

The Construction Industry Reform and Development Regulations (in force under the Construction Industry Reform and Development Act 1992) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1992 No. 356 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments