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We have been listening to the community. They have told us that they expect us to hold builders to account. They have told us that they do not want people to use business structures to allow them to build poorly and then get away with it. They have told us that they want more information about stop notices. They have told us that they want the regulator to have a wide range of powers to fix issues big and small.
We have listened to the community and we are making changes, changes to protect the community from dodgy builders, changes to increase the amount of information available to consumers, and changes to hold builders to account. I commend the bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Wall) adjourned to the next sitting.
Economic Development and Tourism—Standing Committee
Reference
Motion (by Mr Wall) agreed to:
That the Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 be referred to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism for inquiry, with a reporting date back to the Assembly on, or before, 26 November 2019.
Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Amendment Bill 2019
Ms Orr, pursuant to notice, presented the bill, its explanatory statement and a Human Rights Act compatibility statement.
Title read by Clerk.
MS ORR (Yerrabi—Minister for Community Services and Facilities, Minister for Disability, Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety and Minister for Government Services and Procurement) (11.39): I move:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
I am pleased to present the Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Amendment Bill 2019, which is being introduced to better protect workers’ entitlements to long service leave under the Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009.
The Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009 provides portable long service leave entitlements for ACT workers in four industries, namely building and construction, contract cleaning, security, and the community sector. The portability of long service leave entitlements for these industries allows workers to accumulate long service leave based on their length of service in a particular industry rather than their length of service with a single employer.
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