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    Building Code

    For anyone involved in Commonwealth funded building work.

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    • Funding Entities Government agencies funding Commonwealth building work
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    • Popular Funding entities - EOIs and tenders Funding recipients - EOIs and tenders

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    • Overview
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    • Right of entry
      • Lawful entry to a site
      • Rights and responsibilities when on site
        • Get The Right Start
    • Industrial action
      • Information about industrial action
      • Strike pay
    • Coercion
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    • Unlawful pickets
    • Wages and entitlements
      • Know your arrangements
      • Types of employment
      • Pay
        • Minimum pay rates
        • Allowances
        • Overtime and hours of work
        • Pay slips
        • The Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT)
      • Modern awards
        • Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020
        • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2020
        • Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020
      • Leave
        • Personal/carer's leave and compassionate leave
        • Annual leave
        • Public holidays
        • Long service leave
        • Rostered days off (RDOs)
        • Parental leave
      • Enterprise agreements
      • National Employment Standards
        • Fair Work Information Statement
    • Independent contractors
      • Contractors' rights
    • Sexual harassment
  • Building Code
    • What is the Code?
      • What is 'building work' under the Code?
      • Frequently asked questions
    • For government
      • Funding entities
        • Overview
          • What is a funding entity?
          • Does the Code apply?
          • Code requirements for procuring and funding building projects
        • Tendering
          • Preparing and issuing the expression of interest or tender
          • Assessing tender responses
        • Awarding the contract
        • Construction phase
        • Compliance with the Code
      • Funding recipients
        • Overview
          • What is a funding recipient?
          • Does the Code apply?
        • Tendering
          • Preparing and issuing the expression of interest or tender
          • Assessing tender responses
        • Awarding the contract
        • Construction phase
    • For contractors
      • Overview
        • Different types of contractors
        • Does the Code apply?
      • Tendering
        • Can I seek an exemption?
        • Workplace Relations Management Plans (WRMP)
        • Enterprise Agreements and the Code
        • Eligibility to Tender
      • Engaging subcontractors
        • Engaging subcontractors on Commonwealth work
        • Engaging subcontractors on private work
      • Construction phase
        • Compliance with Workplace Relations Management Plans (WRMP)
        • Drug and alcohol testing
        • Security of payment
        • Standards of conduct on site
          • Freedom of association
          • Right of entry
          • Industrial action
          • Sham contracting
          • Compliance with laws
          • Unregistered written agreements and other agreements
          • Prohibited conduct
          • Collusive tendering practices
          • Requirements for engaging non-citizens and non-residents
          • Above entitlement payments
        • Monitoring compliance of subcontractors
        • Reporting to the ABCC
      • Compliance with the Code
        • How the ABCC monitors compliance with the Code
        • Consequence of non-compliance
        • Sanctions
  • About
    • Who we are
      • Overview
      • History of the agency
      • Corporate structure and leadership
      • Delegations
    • What we do
      • Overview
        • Jurisdiction
        • Legislation
      • Investigations: step by step
      • Request a review or make a complaint about an investigation
      • Examination powers
      • How we litigate
      • Interventions in court and FWC proceedings
      • Submissions to the FWC
      • How we perform site inspections and audits
      • Security of Payments Working Group
      • Phoenix Taskforce
      • ABCC education and compliance campaigns
    • Careers
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        • What you need to know before you apply
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      • Why work with us?
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        • Career development
    • Plans and reports
      • Our Corporate Plan
        • Corporate Plan 2021-22 - HTML Version
        • Corporate Plan 2020-21 - HTML Version
        • Corporate Plan 2019-20 - HTML version
        • Corporate Plan 2018-19 - HTML version
        • Corporate Plan 2017-18 - HTML version
        • Corporate Plan 2016-17 - HTML version
      • Annual reports
        • ABCC Annual Report 2020-21
        • ABCC Annual Report 2019-20
        • ABCC Annual Report 2018-19
        • ABCC Annual Report 2017-18
          • Letter of transmittal
          • Commissioner's foreword
          • Year in review
          • Authority
          • Responsible minister and portfolio
          • Outcome and program
          • Role
          • Purposes
          • ABCC executive
          • Organisational structure
          • Introductory statement
          • Entity purpose
          • Results
          • Analysis of performance against the purpose
          • Corporate governance
          • Management of human resources
          • Financial management
          • External scrutiny
          • Financial results
          • Financial statements
          • Appendix A: BCIIP Act Annual Report
          • Appendix B: Security of Payments Working Group Annual Report
          • Appendix C: List of requirements
          • Appendix D: List of acronyms and abbreviations
          • Appendix E: Glossary
          • ABCC contacts
        • ABCC Annual Report 2016–17
          • Letter of transmittal
          • Commissioner's foreword
          • Year in review
          • List of figures and tables
          • The ABCC at a glance
          • Role of the ABCC
          • Organisational structure
          • Annual performance - Introductory statement
          • Entity purpose
          • Results
          • Analysis of performance against the purpose
          • Corporate governance and accountability
          • Management of human resources
          • Financial management
          • External scrutiny
          • Financial result
          • Financial statements
          • Appendix one: BCIIP Act annual report requirements
          • Appendix two: List of requirements
          • Appendix three: List of acronyms and abbreviations
          • Appendix four: Glossary
        • FWBC Annual Report 2015–16
          • Fair Work Building And Construction
          • Letter from Nigel Hadgkiss
          • Tables
          • Reader's guide
          • Year in review – Highlights
          • Director's Foreword
          • FWBC at a glance
          • Role of FWBC
          • Corporate and operational planning
          • Organisational structure
          • Business groups
          • Performance Overview
          • Key developments during 2015–16
          • Annual performance statements
          • Education activities
          • Investigations
          • The Building Code for the construction industry
          • Compliance powers
          • Penalty proceedings
          • Significant litigation outcomes
          • Injunctions
          • Applications, submissions and interventions
          • Significant submissions and applications – Fair Work Commission
          • Corporate governance and accountability
          • Financial Result
          • Accountability
          • Human resources
          • Independent Auditor's Report
          • Statement by the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
          • Financial statements
          • Appendix 1: FWBI Act annual report requirements
          • Appendix 2: Compliance index
          • Appendix 3: List of acronyms and abbreviation
          • Appendix 4: Glossary
        • FWBC Annual Report 2014–15
          • Fair Work Building and Construction
          • Letter from Nigel Hadgkiss
          • Tables
          • Reader’s Guide
          • The Year in Review
          • FWBC Director’s Foreword
          • FWBC at a Glance
          • Role of FWBC
          • Corporate and Operational Planning
          • Organisational Structure
          • FWBC Business Groups
          • Overview
          • Key Developments during 2014 to 15
          • FWBC Education Activities
            • Enquiries
            • Presentations
            • Site Visits
            • Communicating to industry
          • FWBC Investigations
          • The Building Code for the Construction Industry
          • Compliance Powers
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Significant Cases
          • Injunctions
          • Applications, Submissions and Interventions
            • Right of Entry Permits
            • Significant Submissions and Applications – Fair Work Commission
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability
            • Security and Risk Management
          • Finance
          • Accountability
          • Human Resources
            • Salaries and Classifications
            • Staffing Statistics
            • Work Health and Safety
          • Letter from the Australian National Audit Office
          • Financial Statements Table of Contents
          • Statement by the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
          • Statement of Comprehensive Income
          • Statement of Financial Position
          • Statement of Changes in Equity
          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of Commitments
          • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
          • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
          • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
          • Administered Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of Administered Commitments
          • Notes To and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
            • Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
            • Note 2: Events after the Reporting Date
            • Note 3: Net Cash Appropriation Arrangements
            • Note 4: Expenses
            • Note 5: Own-Source Income
            • Note 6: Fair Value Measurement
            • Note 7: Financial Assets
            • Note 8: Non-Financial Assets
            • Note 9: Payables
            • Note 10: Employee Provisions
            • Note 11: Cash Flow Reconciliation
            • Note 12: Contingent Assets and Liabilities
            • Note 13: Senior Management Personnel Remuneration
            • Note 14: Financial Instruments
            • Note 15: Financial Assets Reconciliation
            • Note 16: Administered – Expenses
            • Note 17: Administered – Income
            • Note 18: Administered – Financial Assets
            • Note 19: Administered – Cash Flow Reconciliation
            • Note 20: Administered – Contingent Assets and Liabilities
            • Note 21: Administered – Financial Instruments
            • Note 22: Administered – Financial Assets Reconciliation
            • Note 23: Appropriations
            • Note 24: Reporting of Outcomes
            • Note 25: Budgetary Reports and Explanations of Major Variances
          • Appendix 1: FWBI Act Annual Report Requirements
          • Appendix 2: Compliance Index
          • Appendix 3: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
          • Appendix 4: Glossary
        • FWBC Annual Report 2013-14
          • Fair Work Building & Construction
          • Letter of Transmittal
          • Reader's Guide
          • The Year at a Glance
          • FWBC Director's Foreword
          • FWBC at a Glance
          • Role of FWBC
          • Corporate and Operational Planning
          • Organisational Structure
          • FWBC Business Groups
          • Overview
          • Key Developments during 2013-14
          • Enquiries
          • Presentations
          • Site Visits
          • Communicating to Industry
          • FWBC Investigations
          • The Building Code for the Construction Industry
          • Compliance Powers - Background
          • Compliance Powers - FWBC Examination Powers
          • Compliance Powers - Use of Compliance Powers in 2013-14
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Significant Cases
          • Injunctions
          • Submissions and Interventions
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Committees of Management
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Security and Risk Management
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Ethical Standards
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Reconciliation Action Plan
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Changes To Disability Reporting in Annual Reports
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance
          • Finance - Financial Result
          • Finance - Financial Management
          • Finance - Asset Management
          • Finance - Purchasing
          • Finance - Consulting Services
          • Finance - Contracts
          • Finance - Grant Programs
          • Finance - Advertising and Research
          • Finance - Information Technology
          • Accountability - External Scrutiny
          • Accountability - Judicial Review
          • Accountability - Freedom of Information
          • Human Resources
            • Human Resources - Workforce Planning
            • Human Resources - Learning and Development
            • Human Resources - Workplace Arrangements
            • Human Resources - Salaries and Classifications
            • Human Resources - Staffing Statistics
            • Human Resources - Work Health and Safety
          • Independent Auditor's Report
          • Financial Statements - Table of Contents
            • Statement By the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
            • Statement of Comprehensive Income
            • Statement of Financial Position
            • Statement of Changes in Equity
            • Cash Flow Statement
            • Schedule of Commitments
            • Schedule of Contingencies
            • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
            • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
            • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
            • Administered Cash Flow Statement
            • Schedule of Administered Contingencies
            • Schedule of Administered Commitments
          • Appendix 1
          • Appendix 2
          • Appendix 3
          • Appendix 4
        • FWBC Annual Report 2012–13
          • COPYRIGHT
          • LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
          • FWBC DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD
          • ROLE OF FWBC
          • OUTCOME AND PROGRAM
          • CORPORATE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING
          • ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
          • FWBC BUSINESS GROUPS
          • OVERVIEW
          • FWBC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
            • ENQUIRIES
            • PRESENTATIONS
            • COMMUNICATING TO INDUSTRY
          • FWBC INVESTIGATIONS
            • ANALYSIS OF INVESTIGATIONS
            • WAGES AND ENTITLEMENTS
          • THE BUILDING CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
          • COMPLIANCE POWERS
          • PENALTY PROCEEDINGS
          • SUBMISSIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
          • NATIONAL RECORD KEEPING, PAYSLIPS AND BASE ORDINARY WAGE AUDIT
          • CALD CAMPAIGN
          • FWBC WEBSITE REDEVELOPMENT
          • KNOW YOUR WORTH
          • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
            • SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
            • ETHICAL STANDARDS
            • CHANGES TO DISABILITY REPORTING IN ANNUAL REPORTS
            • ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
          • FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
            • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
            • CONSULTING SERVICES
            • ADVERTISING AND RESEARCH
          • ACCOUNTABILITY
          • HUMAN RESOURCES
            • LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
            • SALARIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS
            • STAFFING STATISTICS
            • WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
          • TABLE OF CONTENTS
          • STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE (FWBII) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
          • STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • BALANCE SHEET
          • STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
          • CASH FLOW STATEMENT
          • SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS
          • SCHEDULE OF CONTINGENCIES
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          • ADMINISTERED RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE
          • ADMINISTERED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
          • SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTERED COMMITMENTS
          • NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          • APPENDIX 1
          • APPENDIX 2
          • APPENDIX 3
          • APPENDIX 4
          • APPENDIX 5
          • APPENDIX 6
        • ABCC Annual Report 2011–12
          • Foreword
          • Role of the ABCC
          • Outcome and program
          • CORPORATE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING
          • Organisational structure
          • Overview
          • ABCC Education Activities
            • Enquiries
            • Presentations
            • Site visits
            • COMMUNICATING TO INDUSTRY
          • ABCC Investigations
            • Wages and entitlements
            • Sham contracting
          • The National Code of practice for the Construction Industry
          • COMPLIANCE POWERS
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Submissions and interventions
          • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
            • Security and risk management
            • CHANGES TO DISABILITY REPORTING
            • ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
            • RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
          • FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
            • ASSETS MANAGEMENT
            • Purchasing
            • CONSULTING SERVICES
            • CONTRACTS
            • Grant Programs
            • ADVERTISING AND RESEARCH
            • Information Technology
          • Accountability
            • Judicial Review
            • Freedom of Information
          • People, Learning & Culture
            • Workplace arrangements
            • Work Health and Safety
          • INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
          • STATEMENT BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE (FWBII) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
          • Statement of comprehensive income
          • BALANCE SHEET
          • Statement of changes in equity
          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of commitments
          • Schedule of contingencies
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
          • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
          • Administered Cash Flow Statement
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
          • APPENDIX 1
          • APPENDIX 2
          • APPENDIX 3
          • APPENDIX 4
          • APPENDIX 5
          • APPENDIX 6
          • APPENDIX 7
        • FWBC Annual Report 2011–12
          • Copyright
          • Letter of transmittal
          • FWBC Chief Executive's foreword
          • Role of FWBC
          • Outcome and program
          • Corporate and Operational Planning
          • Organisational structure
          • FWBC Business groups
          • Overview
          • FWBC education activities
            • Enquiries
            • Presentations
            • Site visits
            • Communicating to industry
          • FWBC Investigations
            • Wages and entitlements
            • Sham contracting
          • The National Code of practice for the Construction Industry
          • Compliance Powers
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Submissions and interventions
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability
            • Security and risk management
            • Reconciliation action plan
            • Changes to disability reporting
            • Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
          • Finance and business services
            • Assets Management
            • Purchasing
            • Consulting Services
            • Contracts
            • Grant Programs
            • Advertising and Research
            • Information Technology
          • External scrutiny
            • Judicial Review
            • Freedom of Information
          • People, Learning & Culture
            • Workforce planning
            • Learning and Development
            • Workplace arrangements
            • Salaries and Classifications
            • Staffing statistics
            • Work Health and Safety
          • Independent Auditor's Report
          • Statement by The Acting Director Office of The Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (FWBII) and Chief Financial Officer
          • Statement of comprehensive income
          • Balance Sheet
          • Statement of changes in equity
          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of commitments
          • Schedule of contingencies
          • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
          • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
          • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
          • Administered Cash Flow Statement
          • Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
          • Appendix 1
          • Appendix 2
          • Appendix 3
          • Appendix 4
          • Appendix 5
          • Appendix 6
      • Quarterly Reports
      • Regulator Performance Reporting
      • Agency Multicultural Plan
      • Review of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016
      • ABCC highlights report - Australian Public Service Employee Census 2021
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      • Building Code 2016
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        • Labour market testing
        • Freedom of association—logos, mottos and indicia
        • Funding entity - procuring and funding building projects summary
        • Funding recipient - procuring and funding building projects summary
        • Security of payment - State and Territory specific
      • Rights and responsibilities
        • Freedom of association in the building and construction industry
        • Right of entry—what to do when a union official enters your site
        • Unlawful coercion
        • Industrial action
        • Going on strike—be informed of the risks
        • Strike pay in the building and construction industry
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    • Industry updates
      • Industry Update - April 2021 Edition
      • Industry Update November-December 2019 edition
        • ABCC 2018-19 Annual Report now available
        • Court summary: Penalties
        • Court summary: new matters
        • Fitness for work
        • Labour market testing
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Right of Entry
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      • Industry Update - July 2019 edition
        • ABCC recovers $1 million in workers’ wages
        • Court summary: new matters
        • Court summary: penalties
        • Fitness for work audit findings now available
        • Help to ensure your enterprise agreement undertaking is Code compliant
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Minimum wage increase – make sure you are paying the right rate
        • New requirements for right of entry permits
        • Securing payments for subcontractors
      • Industry Update February - March 2019
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • Court summary: new matters
        • Fitness for work audits underway
        • Labour market testing audits commenced
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Rallies – what are your rights and obligations?
        • Tell us how we can improve our WRMP form
        • Tell us what you think of Industry Update
        • Upcoming education and compliance campaigns
      • Industry Update November - December 2018
        • ABCC campaign boosts security of payment reporting
        • ABCC launches wages and entitlements compliance campaign in labour hire sector
        • ABCC recent cases
        • ABCC welcomes two new Deputy Commissioners
        • About this edition
        • BCIIP review: ABCC achieving role of impartial full-service regulator
        • Compliance with Work Health and Safety Laws
        • Court summary: New matters
        • DMG issued formal warning following Building Code breach
        • Greater support for industry
        • Message from the Commissioner
      • Industry update September - October 2018
        • ABCC info night kicks off week long subcontractor payment campaign in northern NSW
        • ABCC launches new website
        • ABCC recent cases
        • About this edition
        • Court summary: New matters
        • Failure to report disputed or delayed payments now a breach of the Code
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Wages recovered for workers following audit
      • Industry update June - July 2018
        • About this edition
        • Are you paying your workers correctly?
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • Court summary: new matters
        • Education and awareness raising a key focus for the ABCC
        • Information at your fingertips
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Security of payments – nation-wide campaign commences
        • Zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol on construction sites
      • Industry Update April-May 2018
        • About this edition
        • Advice and assistance on Building Code compliance
        • Are you being paid correctly?
        • Code facts
        • Court summary – new matters
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • High Court rules in favour of ABCC on personal payment orders
        • Interlocutory injunction granted at $900 million site
        • Message from the Commissioner
      • Industry Update November - December 2017
        • ABCC marks first anniversary
        • About this edition
        • Contacting the ABCC over the holiday period
        • Court summary
        • High Court update
        • Message from the Acting Commissioner
        • Reporting security of payment matters
        • Summary of recent right of entry permit activity
      • Industry Update September - October 2017
        • About this edition
        • Annual report - significant outcomes by the ABCC in 2016-17
        • Court summary – finalised matters
        • Court summary – new matters
        • Message from the Acting Commissioner
        • Streamlined process for resubmission of enterprise agreements
        • Summary of recent right of entry permit activity
        • The first year of the 2016 Code
        • Wages and Entitlements
      • Industry Update July - August 2017
        • Court summary - finalised matters
        • Court summary - new matters
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • New Building Code 2016 Eligibility Rules and Evidence
        • Summary of recent Right of Entry Permit activity
        • About this edition
      • Industry Update - May - June 2017
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • Building Code 2016 – Progress Update
        • Building work to which the Code applies
        • ABCC at Senate Estimates
        • About this edition
      • Industry Update March - April 2017
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • Summary of recent Right of Entry Permit activity
        • Building Code 2016 – Additional assistance / Security of Payments
        • About this edition
      • Industry Update - January-February 2017
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Court summary: finalised matters
        • Building Code 2016 – How to expedite your assessment
        • ABCC at Senate Estimates
        • About this edition
      • Industry update - November-December 2016
        • About this edition
        • Building Code 2016
        • Contacting the ABCC over the holiday period
        • Court summary – finalised matters
        • Court summary – new matters
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Summary of recent Right of Entry Permit activity
      • The Building Code 2016
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        • Sham contracting
        • Support for Code compliance
        • What is the Code?
        • Workplace Relations Management Plan (WRMP)
      • Industry Update May 2022
      • Industry Update - April 2022 edition
      • Industry Update - March 2022 edition
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        • ABCC Annual Report 2016–17
          • Letter of transmittal
          • Commissioner's foreword
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          • List of figures and tables
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          • Organisational structure
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          • Financial statements
          • Appendix one: BCIIP Act annual report requirements
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          • Appendix three: List of acronyms and abbreviations
          • Appendix four: Glossary
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          • Letter from Nigel Hadgkiss
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          • Director's Foreword
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          • Appendix 1: FWBI Act annual report requirements
          • Appendix 2: Compliance index
          • Appendix 3: List of acronyms and abbreviation
          • Appendix 4: Glossary
        • FWBC Annual Report 2014–15
          • Fair Work Building and Construction
          • Letter from Nigel Hadgkiss
          • Tables
          • Reader’s Guide
          • The Year in Review
          • FWBC Director’s Foreword
          • FWBC at a Glance
          • Role of FWBC
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          • Overview
          • Key Developments during 2014 to 15
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            • Enquiries
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            • Site Visits
            • Communicating to industry
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          • Compliance Powers
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Significant Cases
          • Injunctions
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          • Corporate Governance and Accountability
            • Security and Risk Management
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          • Accountability
          • Human Resources
            • Salaries and Classifications
            • Staffing Statistics
            • Work Health and Safety
          • Letter from the Australian National Audit Office
          • Financial Statements Table of Contents
          • Statement by the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
          • Statement of Comprehensive Income
          • Statement of Financial Position
          • Statement of Changes in Equity
          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of Commitments
          • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
          • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
          • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
          • Administered Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of Administered Commitments
          • Notes To and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
            • Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
            • Note 2: Events after the Reporting Date
            • Note 3: Net Cash Appropriation Arrangements
            • Note 4: Expenses
            • Note 5: Own-Source Income
            • Note 6: Fair Value Measurement
            • Note 7: Financial Assets
            • Note 8: Non-Financial Assets
            • Note 9: Payables
            • Note 10: Employee Provisions
            • Note 11: Cash Flow Reconciliation
            • Note 12: Contingent Assets and Liabilities
            • Note 13: Senior Management Personnel Remuneration
            • Note 14: Financial Instruments
            • Note 15: Financial Assets Reconciliation
            • Note 16: Administered – Expenses
            • Note 17: Administered – Income
            • Note 18: Administered – Financial Assets
            • Note 19: Administered – Cash Flow Reconciliation
            • Note 20: Administered – Contingent Assets and Liabilities
            • Note 21: Administered – Financial Instruments
            • Note 22: Administered – Financial Assets Reconciliation
            • Note 23: Appropriations
            • Note 24: Reporting of Outcomes
            • Note 25: Budgetary Reports and Explanations of Major Variances
          • Appendix 1: FWBI Act Annual Report Requirements
          • Appendix 2: Compliance Index
          • Appendix 3: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
          • Appendix 4: Glossary
        • FWBC Annual Report 2013-14
          • Fair Work Building & Construction
          • Letter of Transmittal
          • Reader's Guide
          • The Year at a Glance
          • FWBC Director's Foreword
          • FWBC at a Glance
          • Role of FWBC
          • Corporate and Operational Planning
          • Organisational Structure
          • FWBC Business Groups
          • Overview
          • Key Developments during 2013-14
          • Enquiries
          • Presentations
          • Site Visits
          • Communicating to Industry
          • FWBC Investigations
          • The Building Code for the Construction Industry
          • Compliance Powers - Background
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          • Compliance Powers - Use of Compliance Powers in 2013-14
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Significant Cases
          • Injunctions
          • Submissions and Interventions
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Committees of Management
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Security and Risk Management
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Ethical Standards
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Reconciliation Action Plan
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability - Changes To Disability Reporting in Annual Reports
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            • Human Resources - Learning and Development
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            • Human Resources - Work Health and Safety
          • Independent Auditor's Report
          • Financial Statements - Table of Contents
            • Statement By the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
            • Statement of Comprehensive Income
            • Statement of Financial Position
            • Statement of Changes in Equity
            • Cash Flow Statement
            • Schedule of Commitments
            • Schedule of Contingencies
            • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
            • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
            • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
            • Administered Cash Flow Statement
            • Schedule of Administered Contingencies
            • Schedule of Administered Commitments
          • Appendix 1
          • Appendix 2
          • Appendix 3
          • Appendix 4
        • FWBC Annual Report 2012–13
          • COPYRIGHT
          • LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
          • FWBC DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD
          • ROLE OF FWBC
          • OUTCOME AND PROGRAM
          • CORPORATE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING
          • ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
          • FWBC BUSINESS GROUPS
          • OVERVIEW
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          • COMPLIANCE POWERS
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          • CALD CAMPAIGN
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          • KNOW YOUR WORTH
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            • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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            • ADVERTISING AND RESEARCH
          • ACCOUNTABILITY
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            • SALARIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS
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          • TABLE OF CONTENTS
          • STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE (FWBII) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
          • STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • BALANCE SHEET
          • STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
          • CASH FLOW STATEMENT
          • SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS
          • SCHEDULE OF CONTINGENCIES
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          • ADMINISTERED RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE
          • ADMINISTERED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
          • SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTERED COMMITMENTS
          • NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          • APPENDIX 1
          • APPENDIX 2
          • APPENDIX 3
          • APPENDIX 4
          • APPENDIX 5
          • APPENDIX 6
        • ABCC Annual Report 2011–12
          • Foreword
          • Role of the ABCC
          • Outcome and program
          • CORPORATE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING
          • Organisational structure
          • Overview
          • ABCC Education Activities
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            • Presentations
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            • RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
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          • Statement of comprehensive income
          • BALANCE SHEET
          • Statement of changes in equity
          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of commitments
          • Schedule of contingencies
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
          • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
          • Administered Cash Flow Statement
          • ADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          • Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
          • APPENDIX 1
          • APPENDIX 2
          • APPENDIX 3
          • APPENDIX 4
          • APPENDIX 5
          • APPENDIX 6
          • APPENDIX 7
        • FWBC Annual Report 2011–12
          • Copyright
          • Letter of transmittal
          • FWBC Chief Executive's foreword
          • Role of FWBC
          • Outcome and program
          • Corporate and Operational Planning
          • Organisational structure
          • FWBC Business groups
          • Overview
          • FWBC education activities
            • Enquiries
            • Presentations
            • Site visits
            • Communicating to industry
          • FWBC Investigations
            • Wages and entitlements
            • Sham contracting
          • The National Code of practice for the Construction Industry
          • Compliance Powers
          • Penalty Proceedings
          • Submissions and interventions
          • Corporate Governance and Accountability
            • Security and risk management
            • Reconciliation action plan
            • Changes to disability reporting
            • Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
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          • Statement of comprehensive income
          • Balance Sheet
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          • Cash Flow Statement
          • Schedule of commitments
          • Schedule of contingencies
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          • Appendix 1
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          • Appendix 4
          • Appendix 5
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      • Industry Update - April 2021 Edition
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        • ABCC 2018-19 Annual Report now available
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      • Industry Update - July 2019 edition
        • ABCC recovers $1 million in workers’ wages
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        • ABCC campaign boosts security of payment reporting
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        • ABCC welcomes two new Deputy Commissioners
        • About this edition
        • BCIIP review: ABCC achieving role of impartial full-service regulator
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        • DMG issued formal warning following Building Code breach
        • Greater support for industry
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        • ABCC info night kicks off week long subcontractor payment campaign in northern NSW
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        • About this edition
        • Court summary: New matters
        • Failure to report disputed or delayed payments now a breach of the Code
        • Message from the Commissioner
        • Wages recovered for workers following audit
      • Industry update June - July 2018
        • About this edition
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        • Court summary: finalised matters
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        • Education and awareness raising a key focus for the ABCC
        • Information at your fingertips
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        • Security of payments – nation-wide campaign commences
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      • Industry Update April-May 2018
        • About this edition
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        • Are you being paid correctly?
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        • Court summary – new matters
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        • High Court rules in favour of ABCC on personal payment orders
        • Interlocutory injunction granted at $900 million site
        • Message from the Commissioner
      • Industry Update November - December 2017
        • ABCC marks first anniversary
        • About this edition
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        • Reporting security of payment matters
        • Summary of recent right of entry permit activity
      • Industry Update September - October 2017
        • About this edition
        • Annual report - significant outcomes by the ABCC in 2016-17
        • Court summary – finalised matters
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        • Message from the Acting Commissioner
        • Streamlined process for resubmission of enterprise agreements
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      • Industry Update July - August 2017
        • Court summary - finalised matters
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        • Court summary: finalised matters
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        • ABCC at Senate Estimates
        • About this edition
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