New South Wales Consolidated Acts

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP ACT 2001 - SECT 35

35 Recognition of Defence Force trade training

(1) In this section:
"Defence Force" means the Defence Force of the Commonwealth.
"service adult trade training" means training undertaken by a member of the Defence Force under a scheme (not involving apprenticeship) for the trade training of persons who are of or above the age of 17 years.
"service apprenticeship" means an apprenticeship served by a person as a member of the Defence Force.

(2) The Tribunal may confer with representatives of the Defence Force, on any matter concerning service apprenticeships or service adult trade training, with a view to ensuring that a person who has completed a service apprenticeship or a period of service adult trade training in a recognised trade vocation will be accorded recognition in that vocation.

(3) The Tribunal may determine that the course of training provided for a class of service apprenticeship or service adult trade training in a recognised trade vocation is such that a person:

(a) who satisfactorily completes the course, and

(b) who complies with such further conditions as to experience or otherwise as the Tribunal may determine,

is adequately trained to pursue that vocation.

(4) A determination under this section must be set out in an instrument signed by the Commissioner, and a copy of the instrument must be sent by the Commissioner to the relevant Defence Force authority.

(5) The Commissioner must issue a certificate of proficiency or a craft certificate, whichever is appropriate, to a person who satisfies the Commissioner that the person:

(a) has satisfactorily completed the course of training to which such a determination relates, and

(b) has complied with any other conditions prescribed by the determination.