Terms of Reference
The Commissioner was appointed to investigate certain matters in relation to the building and construction industry. Those matters were defined in the Letters Patent as follows:
- (a) the nature, extent and effect of any unlawful or otherwise inappropriate industrial or workplace practice or conduct, including, but not limited to:
- (i) any practice or conduct relating to the Workplace Relations Act 1996, occupational health and safety laws, or other laws relating to workplace relations; and
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- (ii) fraud, corruption, collusion or anti-competitive behaviour, coercion, violence, or inappropriate payments, receipts or benefits; and
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- (iii) dictating, limiting or interfering with decisions whether or not to employ or engage persons, or relating to the terms on which they be employed or engaged;
- (b) the nature, extent and effect of any unlawful or otherwise inappropriate practice or conduct relating to:
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- (i) failure to disclose or properly account for financial transactions undertaken by employee or employer organisations or their representatives or associates; or
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- (ii) inappropriate management, use or operation of industry funds for training, long service leave, redundancy or superannuation;
- (c) taking into account your findings in relation to the matters referred to in the preceding paragraphs and other relevant matters, any measures, including legislative and administrative changes, to improve practices or conduct in the building and construction industry or to deter unlawful or inappropriate practices or conduct in relation to that industry.
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