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PRESENTATION SPEECH

LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994

I MOVE THAT THE BILL BE NOW AGREED TO IN-PRINCIPLE.

MADAM SPEAKER, THE LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) ACT 1981 ESTABLISHED A SCHEME

UNDER WHICH A LEVY IS RAISED ON THE PAYROLL OF

EMPLOYERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO FUND LONG

SERVICE LEAVE PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT INDUSTRY.

AN AMENDMENT TO THAT ACT IN 1990 PROVIDED THAT 10% OF LEVY COLLECTIONS WERE TO BE ALLOCATED FOR TRAINING PROJECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE MINISTER .

IT IS NOW INTENDED TO FUND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BY A LEVY UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FUND BILL I INTRODUCED EARLIER ACCORDINGLY THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO REMOVE FROM THE LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) ACT ANY REFERENCE TO A TRAINING LEVY.

THE BILL WILL BRING INTO EFFECT THAT CHANGE.

THE DATE OF EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT WILL COINCIDE WITH

THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE LEVY UNDER THE

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FUND BILL; EXPECTED TO

BE 1 JULY 1994. .

I COMMEND THE BILL TO THE ASSEMBLY AND PRESENT THE

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FOR THE BILL. -

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