Victorian Current Acts

LOCAL JOBS FIRST ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--THE LOCAL JOBS FIRST POLICY

   4.      The Local Jobs First Policy  
   4A.     Compliance with Local Jobs First Policy  
   5.      Local Jobs First Policy objectives  
   6.      Local Jobs First Policy principles  
   7.      Local Jobs First Policy to be consistent with other requirements  
   7A.     Power to declare a project a standard project or a strategic project  
   7B.     Determination of requirements for strategic projects and standard projects  
   7C.     Major Projects Skills Guarantee requirements  
   7D.     Local Industry Development Plan  
   7E.     Weighting of commitments to Local Jobs First Policy  
   8.      Publication of Local Jobs First Policy  
   9.      Agencies to report on compliance with Local Jobs First Policy  
   10.     Minister to report on implementation of Local Jobs First Policy  
   11.     Agencies to provide information to Minister  

   PART 3--LOCAL JOBS FIRST COMMISSIONER

           Division 1--Appointment of Local Jobs First Commissioner

   12.     Local Jobs First Commissioner  
   13.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   14.     Acting Commissioner  
   15.     Vacancy and resignation  
   16.     Removal from office  

           Division 2--Powers and functions of Local Jobs First Commissioner

   17.     Power of Commissioner  
   18.     Functions of Commissioner  
   19.     Commissioner subject to Ministerial direction  
   20.     Delegation  
   21.     Assistance to be provided  

   PART 4--REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM AGENCIES

   22.     Requests for information from agencies  
   23.     Audits by agencies  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT OF LOCAL JOBS FIRST POLICY AND OTHER MATTERS

           Division 1--Information gathering and compliance powers

   24.     Power to request information or documents from persons  
   25.     No requirement to pay fees  
   26.     Power to issue a compliance notice  
   27.     Responding to a compliance notice  
   28.     Commissioner may make determination  
   29.     Adverse Publicity Notices  

           Division 2--Injunctions or other enforcement action

   30.     Commissioner may recommend an agency seeks an injunction or other enforcement action  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   31.     Annual report to Minister  
   32.     Immunity  

   PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   33.     Transitional provision—title to Act  
   34.     Transitional provision—report under section 9  
   35.     Transitional provision—report under section 10  
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