Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY) ACT 2016 (NO. 87, 2016) - SECT 20

          (1A)  As soon as practicable after the end of each quarter of each financial year, the ABC Commissioner must prepare and give to the Minister a report on the performance of the ABC Commissioner's functions and the exercise of the ABC Commissioner's powers during that quarter.

             (1)  As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the ABC Commissioner must prepare and give to the Minister a report on the performance of the ABC Commissioner's functions and the exercise of the ABC Commissioner's powers during that year.

Note:          See also section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , which contains extra rules about annual reports.

             (2)  A report under subsection (1A) or (1) must include:

                     (a)  details of:

                              (i)  the number, and type, of matters that were investigated by the ABC Commissioner during the quarter or year (as the case requires); and

                             (ii)  the cost, during that quarter or year, of each such investigation; and

                     (b)  details of assistance and advice provided during that quarter or year to building industry participants; and

                     (c)  details of the extent to which the Building Code was complied with during that quarter or year ; and

                     (d)  details of:

                              (i)  the number, and type, of matters that were investigated by the ABC Commissioner during that quarter or year in relation to building employers; and

                             (ii)  the cost, during that quarter or year, of each such investigation; and

                     (e)  details of the following, both in total and in relation to each category of building industry participant:

                              (i)  the number of proceedings commenced in accordance with this Act in that quarter or year;

                             (ii)  the cost, during that quarter or year, of those proceedings (including legal expenses); and

                      (f)  details of the number, and total cost, of such proceedings finalised in that quarter or year; and

                     (g)  details of the legal expenses incurred during that quarter or year as a result of enforcement action undertaken by the ABC Commissioner; and

                     (h)  details of industry conditions, during that quarter or year, based on complaints received by the ABC Commissioner during that quarter or year; and

                      (i)  details of activities that the ABC Commissioner has undertaken during that quarter or year to monitor the compliance of products used in building work with relevant Australian standards published by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia; and

                      (j)  details of the number, and type, of matters for which examination notices were issued under this Act.

Note:          See also section 107, which restricts the disclosure of personal information in a report.

             (3)  The report must also include:

                     (a)  details of directions given by the Minister during that quarter or year under section 17 or 18; and

                     (b)  details of delegations by the ABC Commissioner under section 19 during that quarter or year.

             (4)  The Minister may notify the ABC Commissioner in writing of particular work health and safety matters that need not be covered in the paragraph (2)(c) part of the report.

             (5)  The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister.