Review of Labour 3, 12, 24, Suggestions made to consider the following matters: Noted. Hire Licensing 33, 39 whether fees should be increased to make it Both Industrial Relations Victoria and the Authority will review Scheme Fees and monitor these matters as appropriate. more difficult for unlawful operators to Are there any establish exploitative businesses and to profit other matters from these enterprises until they are shut that should be down; considered to review information such as statistics on the during the number of licences that were rejected to interim financial monitor the impact that the scheme is having review? on the supply of labour requirements to the agriculture industry in Victoria; to review whether the costs of the Authority are proportionate to meeting the objectives of the Act; to consider grouping for the purpose of licence fee concessions; to consider the allocation of resources between the section 4 objects of the Act; the effectiveness of resource allocation amongst different regulators; resource allocation broken down by different types of non-compliance; to review the basis of calculating fees (to other considerations besides annual turnover); to consider the occurrence of infringements/penalties, where they are occurring and the level of these infringements/penalties; and to include stakeholder consultation in the review.
Review of Labour Hire Licensing Scheme Fees Are there any other matters that should be considered during the interim financial review? 3, 12, 24, 33, 39 Suggestions made to consider the following matters: whether fees should be increased to make it more difficult for unlawful operators to establish exploitative businesses and to profit from these enterprises until they are shut down; to review information such as statistics on the number of licences that were rejected to monitor the impact that the scheme is having on the supply of labour requirements to the agriculture industry in Victoria; to review whether the costs of the Authority are proportionate to meeting the objectives of the Act; to consider grouping for the purpose of licence fee concessions; to consider the allocation of resources between the section 4 objects of the Act; the effectiveness of resource allocation amongst different regulators; resource allocation broken down by different types of non-compliance; to review the basis of calculating fees (to other considerations besides annual turnover); to consider the occurrence of infringements/penalties, where they are occurring and the level of these infringements/penalties; and to include stakeholder consultation in the review. Noted. Both Industrial Relations Victoria and the Authority will review and monitor these matters as appropriate.
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