Victorian Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021 (NO. 14 OF 2021) - SECT 1

The purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Child Employment Act 2003 to transfer functions to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria; and

        (b)     to amend the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act 1997 to allow for information sharing with the Portable Long Service Benefits Authority; and

        (c)     to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 in relation to contract workers; and

        (d)     to amend the Inquiries Act 2014 in relation to detrimental action taken against workers; and

        (e)     to amend the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 —

              (i)     to insert definitions relating to businesses providing labour hire services and to require licence holders to provide information on the turnover of those businesses; and    

              (ii)         to empower the Labour Hire Licensing Authority to waive, reduce or refund fees payable under that Act in whole or in part; and

              (iii)     to provide that revenue generated by the licensing scheme may be used by the Labour Hire Licensing Authority; and

              (iv)     to make other related amendments; and

        (f)             to amend the Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018 —

              (i)     to make further provision in relation to service credits for employees in the community services sector; and

              (ii)     to provide for the nomination of representatives by employee organisations and employer organisations for appointment to the Portable Long Service Benefits Governing Board; and

              (iii)     to allow the Portable Long Service Benefits Authority to share information with certain entities; and

              (iv)     to make other miscellaneous amendments; and

        (g)     to amend the Long Service Leave Act 2018 —

              (i)     to clarify that the offence relating to non-payment of long service leave entitlements is a continuing offence; and

              (ii)     to clarify that the prohibition against annulling, varying or excluding a provision of that Act applies to deeds; and

              (iii)     to transfer functions to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria; and

              (iv)     to make other miscellaneous amendments; and

        (h)     to make miscellaneous amendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005 including the transfer of functions to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria.