The ABCC’s primary responsibility is to ensure that workplace laws are upheld in the building and construction industry.
The ABCC achieves this by:
- educating industry participants about their rights and responsibilities under workplace laws
- investigating suspected contraventions of the law, the National Code of Practice, federal agreements and awards
- instituting or intervening in proceedings when workplace laws are broken.
Our performance
The statistics below indicate our performance in our key roles.
Snapshot - Investigations
Monthly statistics on our investigations and site visits
Snapshot - National Code
Statistics on our activities in relation to the National Code, including site visits, site inspections and audits
Snapshot - Court cases
Statistics on court proceedings initiated by the ABCC
Reports
Productivity and industry reports
Reports published by the ABCC relating to its impact on productivity in the building and construction industry
Compliance audits
Reports on audits into compliance of the building and construction industry with the law
Annual Reports
View the ABCC annual reports online
Use of compliance powers reports
Reports on the use of compliance powers by the ABCC
2009-10 Budget
The 2009-10 Commonwealth Budget was released on 12 May 2009. Information on the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, including the ABCC, is available on the Budget website.