Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The main object of this Act is to provide an improved workplace relations framework for building work to ensure that building work is carried out fairly, efficiently and productively, without distinction between interests of building industry participants, and for the benefit of all building industry participants and for the benefit of the Australian economy as a whole.
(2) This Act aims to achieve its main object by the following means:
(a) improving the bargaining framework so as to further encourage genuine bargaining at the workplace level;
(b) promoting respect for the rule of law;
(c) ensuring respect for the rights of building industry participants;
(d) ensuring that building industry participants are accountable for their unlawful conduct;
(e) providing effective means for investigating and enforcing this Act, designated building laws (to the extent that those laws relate to building work) and the Building Code;
(f) improving work health and safety in building work;
(g) encouraging the pursuit of high levels of employment in the building industry , including by encouraging youth employment with an emphasis on engaging apprentices;
(h) providing assistance and advice to building industry participants in connection with their rights and obligations under this Act, designated building laws and the Building Code.