Application of principal contractor provisions
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Harmonised jurisdictions
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Under the harmonised legislation, the provisions relating to a principal contractor only apply to a 'construction project' which is defined as a project that involves construction work with a value equal to or exceeding $250,000.
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Victoria
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A principal contractor is required to be appointed where the cost of a construction project is $350,000 or more and where the contract to perform the construction work was entered into on or after 1 July 2008.
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Western Australia
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The WA regime uses the concept of a 'main contractor'. A main contractor is:
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- someone for whose direct benefit the work is done; or
- a person engaged by the person referred to above to cause the construction work to be done but is not an employee.
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