2025

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Skills, Training and Industrial Relations)

Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Contents

 Page

Part 1 Preliminary

 1 Name of Act

 2 Commencement

 3 Legislation amended

Part 2 Government Procurement Act 2001

 4 Membership of council
Section 22ZB (3) and (4)

Part 3 Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020

 5 Membership of committee
Section 21 (3) and (4)

Part 4 Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009

 6 New section 48A

 7 Minor changes to levy—employers and voluntary members
Section 56A (1) (b)

 8 Dictionary, note 2

 9 Dictionary, new definition of quarter

Part 5 Workers Compensation Act 1951

 10 Compensation for permanent injuries
Schedule 1, new item 54

Part 6 Work Health and Safety Act 2011

 11 Terms of appointment
Schedule 2, section 2.4 (3)

2025

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Skills, Training and Industrial Relations)

Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

A Bill for

An Act to amend workplace legislation

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1 Preliminary

This Act is the Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2025.

 (1) This Act (other than part 5) commences on the 7th day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

 (2) Part 5 commences on the later of—

 (a) 1 July 2025; and

 (b) the day after this Act’s notification day.

This Act amends the following legislation:

 Government Procurement Act 2001

 Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020

 Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009

 Workers Compensation Act 1951

 Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Part 2 Government Procurement Act 2001

substitute

 (3) The registrar is—

 (a) the chair of the council; and

 (b) a non-voting member of the council.

Part 3 Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020

substitute

 (3) The commissioner is—

 (a) the chair of the committee; and

 (b) a non-voting member of the committee.

Part 4 Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009

in part 5, insert

48A Meaning of quarter

In this Act—

quarter means—

 (a) if, for a particular employer, a period is agreed between the registrar and the employer—the period; or

 (b) in any other case—a period of 3 months beginning on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October in any year.

omit

determination is made

substitute

change is to take effect

omit

 quarter

insert

quarter—see section 48A.

Part 5 Workers Compensation Act 1951

insert

Part 6 Work Health and Safety Act 2011

after

years

insert

, not including any period during which the person was an acting member,

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

 Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 9 April 2025.

2 Notification

 Notified under the Legislation Act on 2025.

3 Republications of amended laws

 For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2025