26Registration

26 Registration (1) A person must apply to be registered as an employer within the time mentioned in subsection (3) if the person: (a) employs one or more registered employees to carry out construction work in the Territory; and (b) is not any of the following: (i) the Territory, a local government council or a statutory corporation; (ii) the Commonwealth, a State or a body corporate established for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth or of a State; (iii) any other person that is specified in the Determinations. (2) The application must be made to the Registrar in an approved form.

Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Act 2005 21 (3) The application must be made within: (a) if the person first meets the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b) when this Act commences – the period of 3 months starting from that time or a longer period as the Registrar allows; or (b) if the person first meets the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b) at a time after this Act has commenced – the period of one month starting from that time or a longer period as the Registrar allows. (4) The Registrar must register the applicant as an employer if the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements in subsection (1). (5) The registration takes effect from the time when the registration is recorded in the Construction Employers Register. (6) To avoid doubt: (a) a self-employed registered worker who does not employ any registered employees is not required to be registered under this section; and (b) the registration of a person under a reciprocal scheme does not prevent the person from being registered under this section.