Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, a contractor is an individual (other than an employee) who carries out work in the building and construction industry for reward on the individual's own account.
(2) For this Act, an employee is an individual who is employed by an employer to carry out building and construction work, and includes the following:
(a) an apprentice;
(b) an individual remunerated at piecework rates;
(c) a registered employee who is temporarily not employed in the building and construction industry.
Note For removal from the workers register, see s 62.
(3) For this Act, a person may be an employee even though the person is paid completely or partly by commission.
(4) For this Act, a "worker "is—
(a) a contractor; or
(b) an employee.
Note for div 2.1
The governance of territory authorities, including the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Authority, is regulated by the Financial Management Act 1996 (the FMA ), pt 9 as well as the Act that establishes them.
The FMA, pt 9 deals, for example, with the corporate status of territory authorities and their powers, the make-up of governing boards, the responsibilities of the governing board and board members, how governing board positions can be ended, meetings of governing boards and conflicts of interest.