Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SECURITY OF PAYMENTS) ACT - SECT 9

(1) This Act applies to a construction contract entered into after the commencement of this section.

(2) This Act applies to a construction contract -

(a) irrespective of whether it is written or oral or partly written and partly oral;

(b) irrespective of where it is entered into; and

(c) irrespective of whether it is expressed to be governed by the law of a place other than the Territory.

(3) This Act does not apply to a construction contract to the extent to which it contains provisions under which a party is bound to carry out construction work, or to supply goods or services that are related to construction work, as a prescribed employee of the party for whom the work is to be carried out or to whom the goods or services are to be supplied.

(4) This Act, or a provision of this Act, does not apply to a construction contract, or a class of construction contracts, prescribed by the Regulations as a contract or class of contracts to which this Act, or that provision, does not apply.

(5) In this section -

prescribed employee means an employee subject to an award or a certified agreement made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth.