331AApplication of contract agreement to successor principal contractors

331A Application of contract agreement to successor principal contractors

331A Application of contract agreement to successor principal contractors

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a contract agreement that applies to a principal contractor is approved by the Commission, and

(b) at a later time, a new principal contractor becomes the successor, whether or not immediate, of the whole or part of the business of the principal contractor.

(2) From the later time—

(a) to the extent the contract agreement applies to the whole or part of the business, the contract agreement—

(i) applies to the new principal contractor, and

(ii) does not apply to the previous principal contractor, and

(b) a reference in this chapter to the principal contractor, to the extent the context relates to the whole or part of the business—

(i) is a reference to the new principal contractor, and

(ii) is not a reference to the previous principal contractor.

(3) The Commission may make an order to give effect to the operation of this section, including by varying the contract agreement.

s 331A: Ins 2025 No 20, Sch 1[15].