Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Employment
On 18 September 2015, the former Minister for Employment announced changes to the Building Code 2013 (‘the Building Code’) requiring contractors to have a comprehensive policy for managing alcohol and other drugs in the workplace. This includes regular, random testing of workers on Commonwealth funded projects that meet the relevant financial thresholds. The Department of Employment has been assessed as compliant with the RIS requirements but not consistent with best practice. The RIS would have been assessed as best practice if it more clearly identified the likely impacts of each of the proposed options. The RIS estimates the average annual regulatory cost at approximately $13,000. The regulatory cost and associated offset have been agreed with the Office of Best Practice Regulation.
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