Local Jobs First Act 2003

A person tendering for a contract for a standard project or a strategic project must submit a plan (a Local Industry Development Plan) that complies with subsection (2)—

to the agency responsible for the project; and

to the Department.

A Local Industry Development Plan submitted under subsection (1) must—

specify how the requirements of Local Jobs First will be met; and

identify total content and local content for the project; and

include any other matter required to be included in the Plan by the Local Jobs First Policy; and

specify how the person will comply with any requirements or conditions relating to Local Industry Development Plans determined by the Minister under section 7B; and

include any matter required to be included in the Plan by a requirement or condition described in paragraph (d); and

in the case of a project to which the Major Projects Skills Guarantee applies, specify how the person will comply with any requirement or condition determined by the Minister under section 7C(2).

An agency must not accept a tender that—

does not include a Local Industry Development Plan; or

does not comply with subsection (2).

If a person's tender is accepted, the person must comply with the Local Industry Development Plan.

The person may at any time submit a proposed variation to the accepted Local Industry Development Plan to the Department if—

the submission is made in accordance with any relevant process set out in the Local Jobs First Policy for the variation of Local Industry Development Plans; and

the agency agrees to the proposed variation.

Without limiting subsection (4), a person does not comply with the Local Industry Development Plan unless the person complies with each commitment made by the person in that Plan that relates to the following—

a local content requirement for the project determined under section 7B(1), (2) or (5);

job outcomes for the project;

a requirement determined under section 7B(4) or (6);

in the case of a project to which the Major Projects Skills Guarantee applies, a requirement or condition determined under section 7C(2).

For the purposes of subsection (6), a person is taken to comply with a commitment that relates to a requirement or matter described in subsection (6)(a), (b), (c) or (d) if the person complies with that commitment in the aggregate.