Bill
Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Integrity and Reducing Building Costs) Bill 2024 (No. 2)
lapsed, as at 2025-07-21.
- Sponsor
- Cash
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-08-21
- second reading — 2024-08-21
- second reading — 2024-09-12
- second reading — 2024-10-10
- other — 2025-07-21
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-08-21.
This bill would re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to regulate the building and construction industry.
The ABCC would have strong powers similar to those it held under the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005, including higher penalties for unlawful actions and coercion.
The explanatory memorandum does not specify a start date or the exact penalty amounts.
- Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
- Restores higher penalties for contraventions in the building industry.
- Targets unlawful actions and coercion in the sector.
The building and construction industry, including workers, employers, unions, and consumers.
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