Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Objectives  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART 2--MINISTERIAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

           Division 1--Establishment and membership of Board

   4.      Establishment of Board  
   5.      Functions of Board  
   6.      Powers of Board  
   7.      Composition of Board  
   8.      Chairperson  
   9.      Temporary vacancies  
   10.     Period of appointment  
   11.     Termination of office  

           Division 2--Meetings of Board

   12.     Calling of meetings of Board  
   13.     Procedure at meetings  
   14.     Chief Executive Officer to advise Board at meetings  

           Division 3--Performance of functions by Board

   15.     Board to consult industry  
   16.     Direction by Minister  
   17.     Committees  

   PART 3--NORTHERN TERRITORY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AUTHORITY

   18.     Establishment of Authority  
   19.     Composition of Authority  
   20.     Functions of Authority  
   21.     Powers of Authority  
   22.     Funding of training  
   23.     Chief Executive Officer  
   25.     Minister may direct Authority  
   26.     Delegation to Chief Executive Officer  
   27.     Delegation by Authority  

   PART 4--NATIONAL TRAINING

           Division 1--Preliminary

   28.     Application of Part  

           Division 2--National registration

   29.     National Register and national effect of registration  

           Division 3--Registered training organisations

              Subdivision 1--Requirement for registration

   30.     Offence to falsely claim to be an RTO  

              Subdivision 2--Registration activities in this jurisdiction

   31.     Registration and scope of registration  
   31A.    Applying in this jurisdiction for registration  
   31B.    Decision about registration  
   31C.    Registration conditions  
   31D.    Term of registration  
   31E.    Amending registration on application by RTO  
   31F.    Removal of registered details on registration expiry or on application  
   31G.    Amending, suspending or cancelling registration without application on particular grounds  
   31H.    Cancelling registration on change of business operations  
   31J.    Effect of suspension of RTO's registration  
   31K.    Authority to register amendment, suspension or cancellation  
   31L.    Authority may issue guidelines about registration  

              Subdivision 3--Audit powers

   32.     Audit of RTO registered by Authority  
   32A.    Audit of RTO registered by another registering body  
   32B.    Conduct of audit  
   32C.    Powers not limited by compliance audit provisions  

              Subdivision 4--Other powers

   33.     Function or power may be used to support national scheme  
   33A.    Information may be made available to other registering bodies  

           Division 4--Accredited courses

              Subdivision 1--Requirement for accreditation

   34.     Offence of falsely claiming to provide an accredited course  

              Subdivision 2--Course accreditation activities in this jurisdiction

   35.     Applying in this jurisdiction for accreditation  
   36.     Decision about accreditation  
   37.     Term of accreditation  
   38.     Cancellation of accreditation  
   39.     Expiry of accreditation  
   40.     Authority may issue guidelines about accreditation  

           Division 5--Requests for reviews and inquiries into Authority's decisions

   41.     Reviewable decisions and affected persons  
   41A.    Request for review  
   42.     Request for inquiry  

           Division 6--Enforcement

   43.     Appointment of authorised officers  
   43A.    Powers of entry  
   43B.    Powers of authorised officer  
   43C.    Obstructing etc. authorised officer  
   43D.    Return of identity card  

   PART 6--APPRENTICESHIPS

           Division 1--Approval of types of apprenticeships

   44.     Authority to consider industry needs  
   45.     Approval of types of apprenticeships  

           Division 2--Employers must be approved to take on apprentices

   46.     Employer must be approved before taking on apprentice  
   47.     Approval of employer  
   48.     Variation or revocation of approval of employer  

           Division 3--Training agreements

              Subdivision 1--Registration of training agreements

   49.     Apprenticeships must be performed under registered training agreement  
   50.     Applications for registration of training agreements  
   51.     Contents of training agreement  
   52.     Registration of training agreements  
   53.     Approval of multiple agreements  
   54.     Registration terminated if training schedule not registered within probationary period  
   55.     Training schedules  
   56.     Parties to training agreements are bound by them  

              Subdivision 2--Cancellation, termination, suspension and completion of training agreements

   57.     Termination during probationary period  
   58.     Cancellation of training agreement by mutual consent of parties  
   59.     Authority may cancel agreement  
   60.     Authority may suspend agreement  
   61.     Assignment of training agreement  
   62.     Termination of assigned agreements  
   63.     Completion of training agreement through attainment of competency  

           Division 4--Employer's obligations

   64.     Employer not to prevent apprentice from complying with RTO requirement  
   65.     Records  
   66.     Rate of wages of apprentices  
   67.     Apprentices to be paid rate of wages  
   68.     Slackness of trade  
   69.     Stand down of apprentices etc.  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   70.     Review of decision and resolution of disputes  
   71.     Travelling expenses and allowances  
   72.     Apprenticeship register  

   PART 7--ENSURING QUALITY OF TRAINING

   73.     Persons may be appointed  
   74.     Powers of entry  
   75.     Powers of appointed persons  
   76.     Offences in respect of persons appointed under section 73  

   PART 8--APPEALS AND REVIEW TRIBUNAL

           Division 1--Membership of Tribunal

   77.     Appeals and Review Tribunal  
   78.     Composition of Tribunal  
   79.     Temporary vacancies  
   80.     Period of appointment  
   81.     Termination of office  

           Division 2--Inquiries

   82.     Application to Tribunal  
   83.     Inquiry initiated by Authority  
   84.     Parties to inquiry, commencement of inquiry and notice  
   85.     Conduct of inquiry  
   86.     Summons  
   87.     Powers of Tribunal  
   88.     Notice of decision to be given  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   89.     Recovery of penalties  
   90.     Effect of direction not to enforce condition of training agreement  
   91.     Failure to comply with order of Tribunal  
   92.     Protection of parties  
   93.     Offences relating to inquiries  
   94.     Appeal to Supreme Court  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--General requirements relating to members of Board, Authority, Tribunal or committee

   95.     Definitions  
   96.     Indemnity  
   97.     Confidentiality  
   98.     Disclosure of interests  

           Division 2--Other

   99.     Notice to be given  
   100.    Fees  
   101.    Regulations  

   PART 10--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL

   103.    Savings and transitional  
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