Commonwealth places
Important information if you work on a Commonwealth place.
Commonwealth places are generally places the Commonwealth owns or holds a long-term lease over.
Examples of Commonwealth places in NSW include:
- military bases (Holsworthy Barracks, Williamtown RAAF and Wagga Wagga RAAF)
- office blocks purchased by the Commonwealth to accommodate employees of Commonwealth Government Departments
- Western Sydney Airport and Sydney Airport.
As Commonwealth places fall under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Government, the NSW Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments (BCI LSP) and NSW Contract Cleaning Industry Long Service Leave (CCI LSL) schemes do not apply to work on these sites. Work conducted on a Commonwealth place currently does not attract either the BCI LSP or CCI LSL levy; and is not counted for service credits in the scheme at this time.
We understand and appreciate how this impacts people who work on these sites and are working with the Commonwealth on this issue. We will keep you updated as these discussions progress on our news page.
In November 2024, the NSW Government passed the Portable Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Act 2024 to prevent the cancellation of worker registration due to work on Commonwealth places leading to a break in service credits. For more information, please see our news item.
In the meantime, the Corporation is taking steps to maintain records of this work to benefit you in the event the BCI LSP and CCI LSL schemes do apply to work at Commonwealth places in the future. In this regard all workers should register so we can have your service recorded.
The Corporation is looking into ways for employers to advise LSC of work performed on Commonwealth places. Details on how we will collect this advice from employers is under review and more information will be provided to employers in due course.
Please see the Australian Government Property Register for more information on all of the Commonwealth's leased office accommodation and owned land.
If you have any concerns please call our helpline on 13 14 41.
To call us using an interpreter, please call the National Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50 and ask them to call us on 13 14 41.
