Workforce Inspectorate Victoria Act 2020

The Workforce Inspectorate Victoria has the following functions—

to inform, educate and assist people in relation to their rights and obligations under this Act;

to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with this Act and the regulations;

to develop and publish guidelines in relation to this Act;

to perform functions necessary for the administration of this Act;

to provide advice and report to the Minister on the guidelines or any other matter referred to the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria by the Minister;

to provide information, education and advice to workers, in relation to prescribed workplace entitlements matters;

to engage in, promote and coordinate the sharing of information with other government agencies and bodies, including agencies and bodies of the government of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory, for the purposes of this Act;

to receive complaints or matters, and related information, regarding public construction from any person;

to refer complaints or matters, and disclose related information, regarding public construction to other government agencies and bodies, including agencies and bodies of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory;

to receive notifications and information from other government agencies and bodies regarding any complaints or matters the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria has referred to those government agencies and bodies;

to provide advice and report to the Minister, as appropriate, on any complaints, matters, notifications or information the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria receives or refers;

to disseminate information about the duties, rights and obligations of persons under this Act and the regulations;

to refer matters, as appropriate, to other bodies;

any other function conferred on the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria by this or any other Act.

The Workforce Inspectorate Victoria has all the powers that are necessary or convenient to perform its functions under this or any other Act.