Independent Contractors Regulations 2007

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 23 as amended

made under the

Independent Contractors Act 2006

This compilation was prepared on 7 February 2012
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 155

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement 

 3 Interpretation 

 4 Saving of various State and Territory laws 

 5 Time limit on applications for review of services contracts — prescribed circumstances (time limit for applications)             

 6 Limitation on applications for review of services contracts — other proceedings in progress             

 7 Modification of Act 

Schedule 1 Modification of Act 

Notes   

 

 

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Independent Contractors Regulations 2007.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 March 2007.

3 Interpretation

Act means the Independent Contractors Act 2006.

4 Saving of various State and Territory laws

  For paragraph 7 (2) (c) of the Act, the laws of a State or Territory that are mentioned in the table are specified.

 

Item

Law

Specific provisions (if any)

New South Wales

101

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999

 

102

Health Services Act 1997

Parts 1 to 4 of Chapter 8, and the Dictionary at the end of the Act.

Victoria

201

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002

 

Queensland

301

Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004

 

302

Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991

 

Western Australia

401

Construction Contracts Act 2004

 

402

OwnerDrivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007

 

South Australia

501

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009

 

Tasmania

601

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009

 

Australian Capital Territory

701

Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2009

 

Northern Territory

801

Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act

 

Note   Under subsection 7 (1) of the Act, the rights, entitlements, obligations and liabilities of a party to a services contract are not affected by a law of a State or Territory to the extent that the law would otherwise do one or more of the things specified in that subsection.

However, subsection 7 (2) of the Act provides that subsection 7 (1) does not apply in relation to various State and Territory laws, including laws specified in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 7 (2) (c) of the Act, to the extent that the law is so specified.

5 Time limit on applications for review of services contracts prescribed circumstances (time limit for applications)

 (1) For section 13 of the Act, and subject to subregulation (2), a circumstance in which an application must not be made under subsection 12 (1) of the Act is that the time limit for making an application of that kind has expired.

 (2) However, if a person satisfies the Court that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the making of the application:

 (a) subregulation (1) does not apply; and

 (b) the Court may, on application by the person, allow an application under subsection 12 (1) of the Act to be made at any time after the time limit expires.

 (3) The time limit expires after a period of 12 months starting on the date on which a services contract ends.

6 Limitation on applications for review of services contracts other proceedings in progress

  For paragraph (b) of the definition of other review proceedings in subsection 14 (3) of the Act, the provisions of the laws of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, that are mentioned in the table are specified.

 

Item

Law

Provisions

Commonwealth

101

Trade Practices Act 1974

sections 51AA, 51AB and 51AC

New South Wales

201

Fair Trading Act 1987

section 43

Victoria

301

Fair Trading Act 1999

sections 7, 8, 8A and 8B

Queensland

401

Fair Trading Act 1989

section 39

Western Australia

501

Fair Trading Act 1987

section 11

South Australia

601

Fair Trading Act 1987

section 57

Tasmania

701

Fair Trading Act 1990

sections 15 and 15A

Australian Capital Territory

801

Fair Trading Act 1992

section 13

Northern Territory

901

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act

section 43

Note   The expression other review proceedings is defined in subsection 14 (3) of the Act, and includes proceedings in relation to a services contract under a provision of a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, that is specified in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 14 (3) (b) of the Act.

7 Modification of Act

  For subsection 42 (2) of the Act, paragraph 35 (4) (b) of the Act is modified as set out in Schedule 1.

 

Schedule 1 Modification of Act

(regulation 7)

 

1.1 Paragraph 35 (4) (b), except the note

substitute

 (b) either:

 (i) if a State or Territory contractor law relates to visiting medical officers (however described) — 1 September 2014; or

 (ii) in any other case — the first day after the end of the period of 4 years and 6 months that started on the reform commencement.

 

Notes to the Independent Contractors Regulations 2007

Note 1

The Independent Contractors Regulations 2007 (in force under the Independent Contractors Act 2006) as shown in this compilation comprise Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 23 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and
Number

Date of FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

2007 No. 23

21 Feb 2007 (see F2007L00413)

1 Mar 2007

 

2008 No. 148

22 July 2008 (see F2008L02607)

1 Aug 2008

2009 No. 333

27 Nov 2009 (see F2009L04308)

28 Nov 2009

2010 No. 134

21 June 2010 (see F2010L01586)

Rr. 13 and Schedule 1:
1 July 2010;
R. 4 and Schedule 2:
10 Dec 2011 (see r. 2 (b))

2011 No. 155

19 Aug 2011 (see F2011L01694)

20 Aug 2011

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 4.................

am. 2008 No. 148; 2010 No. 134; 2011 No. 155

R. 7.................

ad. 2009 No. 333

Schedule 1

 

Schedule 1............

ad. 2009 No. 333

 

am. 2011 No. 155