Description: A short description of the legislation.

The ACT Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020 is legislation enacted to regulate the labour hire industry within the Australian Capital Territory. It mandates that labour hire providers must obtain a license, ensuring compliance with fair employment practices, workplace safety standards, and industry integrity. The Act aims to protect vulnerable workers, promote transparency and accountability within the labour hire sector, and impose penalties for non-compliance. By enforcing licensing requirements, it seeks to safeguard the rights and well-being of workers while fostering a level playing field and ethical conduct in the labour hire industry across the Australian Capital Territory.

Application to Australian agriculture: Where the legislation is applicable.

The ACT Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020 affects agriculture by requiring labour hire providers serving the industry to obtain a license. This ensures compliance with fair employment practices, workplace safety regulations, and industry integrity, fostering a secure and ethical workforce within the agricultural sector in the Australian Capital Territory.

Compliance information: Often the evidence of compliance against a piece of legislation is that there is not a breach of the Act. Where appropriate, the developers of this database have listed evidence which could be used to show compliance if a breach was to be found. Many Best Management Practice (BMP) schemes and other certifications in Australian agriculture include this evidence for accreditation.

Source documents: Links to the legislation documents.

• https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/DownloadFile/a/2020-21/current/PDF/2020-21.PDF