Local Jobs First Act 2003

The Minister must determine local content requirements for strategic projects.

For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister must determine the minimum percentage of value of the total content of strategic projects that must be local content.

The minimum percentage determined by the Minister under subsection (2) must be no less than—

90% for a strategic project that is a construction project; or

80% for a strategic project that is a services project or a maintenance project; or

80% for the maintenance or operations phase of a strategic project.

The Minister may determine other matters relating to strategic projects, including but not limited to—

requirements to maximise the use of steel products produced by local industry; or

requirements to use a specified amount of steel products produced by local industry; or

requirements to maximise the use of uniform and personal protective equipment produced by local industry; or

requirements to use a specified amount of uniform and personal protective equipment produced by local industry; or

any other requirements or conditions.

The Minister may determine local content requirements for standard projects.

The Minister may determine other matters relating to standard projects, including but not limited to requirements and conditions.

Without limiting anything in this section, the Minister, when making a determination under this section, may have regard to any of the Local Jobs First Policy objectives set out in section 5.