Building Industry Taskforce
Interim Building Industry Taskforce
October 2002 – 1 October 2005
Taskforce within the employment and workplace relations department that investigated unlawful conduct and enforced workplace laws in the building and construction industry pending a permanent regulator.
How it came into existence
Set up by the Australian Government in October 2002 within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, while the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry (the Cole Royal Commission) was under way, as an interim compliance body for the industry.
- Building industry workplace relations compliance
How it ended
Replaced on 1 October 2005 by the Australian Building and Construction Commission, established under the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005.
Main functions
- Investigating breaches of workplace laws on building sites
- Enforcing freedom of association and industrial action laws in construction
- Litigation against unions and employers in the building industry
- Monitoring compliance with the national building code
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Sources
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