Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991
sec.85Recovery of levy
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sec.85 Recovery of levy
Levy that has become payable to the authority is a debt payable to it. Levy that is not paid may be sued for and recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by the authority or on behalf of the authority by any person appointed by it. If it appears to the authority that— building and construction work is being, or has been, carried out; and a person is liable to pay levy in respect of the building and construction work; and the levy has not been fully paid; the authority may make an assessment of the amount of levy that is due by that person in respect of the building and construction work. The authority is to cause notice of any such assessment to be served on the person to whom the assessment relates. s 85 amd 1993 No. 66 s 3 sch ; 1994 No. 65 ss 29 , 3 sch ; 2005 No. 27 s 3 sch (sec.85-ssec.1) Levy that has become payable to the authority is a debt payable to it. (sec.85-ssec.2) Levy that is not paid may be sued for and recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by the authority or on behalf of the authority by any person appointed by it. (sec.85-ssec.3) If it appears to the authority that— building and construction work is being, or has been, carried out; and a person is liable to pay levy in respect of the building and construction work; and the levy has not been fully paid; the authority may make an assessment of the amount of levy that is due by that person in respect of the building and construction work. (sec.85-ssec.4) The authority is to cause notice of any such assessment to be served on the person to whom the assessment relates.
- (a) building and construction work is being, or has been, carried out; and
- (b) a person is liable to pay levy in respect of the building and construction work; and
- (c) the levy has not been fully paid;