Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act 1997 - SECT 9

Requirement to keep records and make returns

9. Requirement to keep records and make returns



(1) An employer must-

   (a)  in accordance with the trust deed, keep records containing information
        relating to workers employed to perform construction work in the
        construction industry;

   (b)  retain any such record for at least 7 years after the last entry was
        made in it;

   (c)  in accordance with the trust deed, send to the trustee from time to
        time information relating to workers employed to perform
        construction work in the construction industry.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) An employer must not make any false or misleading statement in, or any
material omission from, any record that the employer is required by subsection
(1)(a) to keep.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (2) it is a defence to
the charge for the accused to prove that the statement or omission resulted
from an error made in good faith.