Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"annual certificate" means an annual certificate given by the Registrar under section 14 or 31.
"approved form" means a form approved by the Registrar under section 79.
"Board" means the Board established by section 53.
"Board member" means a member of the Board appointed under section 54.
"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 54.
"Construction Employers Register" means the Register established by section 25.
construction work has the meaning in section 7.
"construction worker" means a natural person who carries out construction work either as an employee or as a contractor.
"Construction Workers Register" means the Register established by section 9.
"contractor" means a person who carries out work for a fee or reward on the person's own account.
"contractor pay rate" means a contractor pay rate worked out in accordance with the Determinations made for section 20(6)(b).
"cost", of construction work, has the meaning in section 37.
day of service has the meaning in section 15(3).
"Determinations" means the determinations made by the Board under section 57.
"employee" means a natural person who carries out work under a contract of service or apprenticeship.
"employee pay rate" means an employee pay rate worked out in accordance with the Determinations made for section 19(4)(b).
"employer" means a person who employs an employee under a contract of service or apprenticeship.
"identity card" means an identity card for the Registrar or a delegate of the Registrar under section 82.
"levy" means the long service levy imposed by section 32.
"levy rate" means the percentage prescribed by the Regulations for section 33.
"local government council" means a council constituted under the Local Government Act .
"long service benefit" means:
(a) a payment by the Board under section 19 to a registered employee; or
(b) a payment by the Board under section 20 to a registered contractor; or
(c) a payment by the Board under section 21 in relation to a deregistered person; or
(d) a payment by the Board under section 22 to a registered worker who has ceased to carry out construction work.
"LSL credits", for a registered worker, has the meaning in section 16(2).
"personal representative" includes the Public Trustee under the Public Trustee Act .
(a) in relation to a reciprocal scheme – has the meaning in section 87; and
(b) in relation to a transitional employee within the meaning of section 94(1) – has the meaning in section 94(1).
"public holiday" has the same meaning as in the Public Holidays Act .
qualifying service has the meaning in section 15.
"reciprocal agreement" means an agreement declared by the Minister to be a reciprocal agreement under section 86(3).
"reciprocal authority", in relation to a reciprocal agreement, means the person or body mentioned in section 86(2)(a).
"reciprocal scheme" in relation to a reciprocal agreement, means the scheme mentioned in section 86(1)(a).
"registered contractor" means a person who is registered as a contractor under section 11 (whether or not the person is also registered as an employee under that section).
"registered employee" means a person who is registered as an employee under section 11 (whether or not the person is also registered as a contractor under that section).
"registered employer" means a person who is registered as an employer under section 26.
registered worker has the meaning in section 9(3).
"Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 76.
Scheme has the meaning in section 8.
"site", in relation to construction work, means a site in the Territory (whether on land or off-shore) at which the construction work is to be or is being carried out.
"State" means a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth.