DEVELOPMENT ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY ACT 1980 (ARCHIVE)

CHAPTER 2 - DEVELOPMENT ALLOWANCE  

PART 2 - KEY CONCEPTS RELATING TO PROJECTS  

Division 4 - Competitiveness test  

SECTION 17 (ARCHIVE)  

17   COMPETITIVENESS TEST FOR PROJECT EXPENDITURE  
For the purposes of this Chapter, expenditure incurred, or proposed to be incurred, by an entity in carrying out a project passes the competitiveness test if the DAA is satisfied that:


(a) in any case:


(i) the labour relations aspects of the carrying out of the project substantially reflect world best practice; and

(ii) the labour relations aspects of the operation of the productive facility or facilities concerned substantially reflect world best practice; and

(iii) the prices of significant inputs (other than labour and capital inputs) for use in the operation of the productive facility or facilities concerned are economic and efficient; and


(b) if the project is part of a joint venture project:


(i) the labour relations aspects of the carrying out of the joint venture project substantially reflect world best practice; and

(ii) the labour relations aspects of the operation of the productive facility or facilities to which the joint venture project relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(iii) the prices of significant inputs (other than labour and capital inputs) for use in the operation of the productive facility or facilities to which the joint venture project relates are economic and efficient; and


(ba) if the project is part of a joint venture project scheme:


(i) the labour relations aspects of the carrying out of each other joint venture project to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(ii) the labour relations aspects of the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(iii) the prices of significant inputs (other than labour and capital inputs) for use in the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates are economic and efficient; and


(c) if the project is part of a company group project scheme:


(i) the labour relations aspects of the carrying out of each other project to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(ii) the labour relations aspects of the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(iii) the prices of significant inputs (other than labour and capital inputs) for use in the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates are economic and efficient; and


(d) if the project is part of an individual project scheme:


(i) the labour relations aspects of the carrying out of each other project to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(ii) the labour relations aspects of the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates substantially reflect world best practice; and

(iii) the prices of significant inputs (other than labour and capital inputs) for use in the operation of each other productive facility or facilities to which the scheme relates are economic and efficient.

 

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