Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

INSPECTION REPORT

National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry

[INSERT PROJECT NAME]

[INSERT PROJECT LOCATION]
[INSERT NAME OF HEAD CONTRACTOR]

Inspection Date: [INSERT DATE]

BACKGROUND

The Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC) has primary responsibility for conducting Inspections and Audits for compliance with, and investigating alleged breaches of, the workplace relations provisions of the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry (Code). 

The Inspection was undertaken in accordance with agreed procedures set down by the Code Monitoring Group (CMG) using the Australian Government Implementation Guidelines for the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry [INSERT VERSION OF GUIDELINES] (Guidelines) as a reference. The ABCC reports the results of its investigations to the CMG for their consideration in accordance with section 9 [section 8 IF 2009 GUIDELINES] of the Guidelines.

The subject of the Inspection was the [INSERT NAME OF PROJECT] located at [INSERT ADDRESS] (Project).  [INSERT NAME OF HEAD CONTRACTOR] has an obligation to ensure its processes, practices and onsite behaviours are compliant with the Code.  [DELETE NEXT SENTENCE IF PRIVATELY FUNDED PROJECT][INSERT HEAD CONTRACTOR NAME] must also require compliance with the Code and Guidelines from all subcontractors and relevant material suppliers engaged on the Project.

The on-site component of the Inspection was conducted from [INSERT DATE OF ONSITE INSPECTION] by ABCC Officers [INSERT NAME OF INVESTIGATORS]. The standard suite of documents utilised by [INSERT HEAD CONTRACTOR] was reviewed, followed by a review of live records, systems and on-site behaviours.

[INSERT FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IF NECESSARY Example: funding arrangements, historical information which impacts on the findings of this Inspection]

 
THE PROJECT

NATIONAL CODE APPLICATION

THE PROJECT

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND REHABILITATION (OHS&R) STANDARDS <Complete for 2009 Guidelines only>

The Code states: “OHS&R obligations must be actively addressed by all industry participants. Unequivocal commitment to OHS&R management must be demonstrated in systems that address responsibilities, policies, procedures and performance standards to be met by all parties involved in a project and are directly linked to quality OHS&R outcomes.”

The Australian Government is committed to being both a model client and to influencing the OHS outcomes of the building and construction industry. The Australian Government Building and Construction Scheme (Scheme) is directed at OHS systems of head contractors working on directly funded projects in excess of $3 million and some indirectly funded projects. The Scheme is administered by the Federal Safety Commissioner in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005. The Scheme is separate to the National Code and Guidelines. The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) conducts separate on-site audits of projects subject to the Scheme.

A standard component of the ABCC’s on-site monitoring of projects is to confirm that principal contractors have an OHS&R plan in place. Issues relating to non-compliance are referred to the Code Monitoring Group secretariat and relevant OHS authorities for more detailed review and action. During the monitoring process, the ABCC’s will conduct an assessment of the principal contractor’s commitment to OHS&R management.  This is to be demonstrated through systems that address the responsibilities, policies, procedures and performance standards to be met by all parties involved in a project. ABCC Investigators review and confirm a comprehensive management plan is in place and includes the following:

ABCC FINDINGS

CLIENT AGENCY: [INSERT AGENCY NAME] 

ABCC FINDINGS

HEAD CONTRACTOR: [INSERT HEAD CONTRACTOR NAME]

RECTIFICATION SCHEDULES

CLIENT AGENCY: [INSERT CLIENT AGENCY NAME]

The role of the ABCC is to monitor and report on copmliance wiht the National Code.  Rectification of issues raised remains the responsiblity of relevant Australian Government departments and agencies as clients or funding administrators. 

 Rectification Required by: …………….

Rectification Required by: …………….

GUIDELINE REFERENCES

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

APPLICABLE GUIDELINES: [INSERT APPLICABLE GUIDELINES]