Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Act 2015 No. 45, 2015 An Act to amend the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012 Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Act 2015 No. 45, 2015 An Act to amend the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, and for related purposes [Assented to 20 May 2015] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Act 2015. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012 1 Section 46 Omit "3 years", substitute "5 years". 2 At the end of section 46 Add: Note: As section 45 commenced on 1 June 2012, the Director may not make an application under that section after 1 June 2017. [Minister's second reading speech made in— Senate on 25 March 2015 House of Representatives on 13 May 2015] (54/15)