Construction industry
Labour hire is a longstanding feature of the construction industry, commonly seen in areas including traffic management, rail work, crane operation, trades, formwork, and labouring work.
As at June 2025, 674 licensed labour hire providers were operating in Victoria’s construction industry.
In Victoria, labour hire providers must be licensed, be run by fit and proper persons, and comply with relevant laws and a range of licence obligations under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic).
Licensing helps to ensure labour hire companies meet their obligations to workers, and supports fairness, transparency and integrity in the industry.
Significant penalties apply for non-compliance with the Act – maximum penalties per contravention exceed:
- $650,000 for a corporation
- $160,000 for an individual.
The Labour Hire Authority (LHA) can also address non-compliance through licensing action including refusing licence applications, imposing licence conditions, or suspending or cancelling licences.
Current enforcement action
LHA is currently taking enforcement action in relation to the following businesses in the construction industry.
These licensees have been issued notices advising that LHA intends to cancel their licence, providing the grounds for cancellation and an invitation to show cause why LHA should not do so.
| Business name | Licence number | Nominated officer | ABN | Location | Date of notice |
| XF VICTORIA PTY LTD | VICLHL08898 | Mitris, William | 17 670 787 685 | Melbourne | 21/08/2025 |
| Skillco Victoria Pty Ltd | VICLHL08059 | Chidiac, Charbel | 74 652 433 228 | Milperra | 28/07/2025 |
The details above are published in line with LHA’s mission to improve transparency in the labour hire industry, and reflecting public interest in the integrity of Victoria’s construction industry.
LHA also publishes the details of all licences refused, cancelled or with conditions imposed:
- daily, via relevant licence records on LHA’s Labour Hire Licence Register
- monthly, via a Licensing Action Report in the LHA News e-newsletter
- by notification to any subscribed party, via LHA’s Follow My Providers tool.
LHA action in Victoria’s construction industry
LHA has taken significant action to improve the integrity of labour hire in Victoria’s construction industry to date, including (as at June 2025):
- 44 licence applications refused
- 126 licences cancelled
- 26 licences with conditions imposed.
LHA has also prosecuted unlawful conduct in the construction industry, including in a case that saw the highest total penalties for breaches of labour hire law in Australian history, in September 2024.
In that case, the Supreme Court of Victoria issued $759,674 in total penalties to five companies and three company directors for involvement in unlicensed labour hire operations in construction.
Collaboration with regulators and law enforcement
A dedicated internal taskforce leads LHA’s work to investigate and address unlawful behaviour in the construction sector.
LHA’s construction taskforce works closely with a range of primary regulators and law enforcement to detect, disrupt and deter non-compliance through:
- sharing data and intelligence
- collaboration when assessing licence applications
- compliance monitoring and investigations
- joint field activities.
LHA is a member of a number of cross-jurisdictional regulatory and law enforcement groups addressing alleged criminal or unlawful conduct in the construction industry.
LHA is also a member of the Victorian Government’s alliance of regulators, law enforcement and other entities working to address allegations related to Victorian Government construction sites.
This alliance was formed in response to the Formal Review into Victorian Government Bodies’ Engagement with Construction Companies and Construction Unions, known as the Wilson Review.
Also in response to the Wilson Review, the Victorian Government has announced LHA’s regulatory powers will be strengthened to further address unlawful conduct in the construction industry.