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ABCC Education Activities

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Education activities assisted the ABCC in ensuring building industry participants understood their workplace rights and responsibilities.

The ABCC sought to engage frequently and meaningfully with industry participants through site visits, industry events and presentations and used these opportunities to promote lawful workplace behaviours in the building industry.

TABLE 2.1 NUMBER AND METHOD OF ENQUIRY TO ABCC TO 31 MAY 2012

Method	Number
ABCC hotline	1321
Direct enquiry to ABC Inspector	231
ABCC email	56
ABCC website	86
Mail	10
Fax	2
FWO AVR Process	51
Other	156
Total	1913

TABLE 2.2 ISSUES RAISED BY ENQUIRIES TO 31 MAY 2012

Enquiry issues	2011-12
Domestic building	152
Independent contractor	189
National Code	317
Other	146
Licensing/permits	18
Right of entry	101
General ABCC information	171
Occupational health and safety	31
Freedom of association	64
Wages and entitlements^*	348
Coercion	60
Industrial action	104
Other State Agency	59
Agreements	51
Union behaviour	51
Other Federal Agency	73
Discrimination	10
Strike pay	3
FWA/AIRC orders	0
FW Act general protections	7
Targeted audit	5
Revocation of permit	0
Total	1960

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ABCC Annual Report 2011–12