Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING LEVY ACT 1999 - SECT 3A

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

    Note for pt 2

    The governance of territory authorities, including the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund 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.