Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 - SECT 65

Regulations

65. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to-

   (a)  requiring employers to keep records in relation to the contracting out
        of work in the clothing industry and the engagement of outworkers;

   (ab) requiring employers to provide records referred to in paragraph (a) or
        copies of them to specified persons or bodies;

   (ac) requiring a person to enter a written agreement with an outworker
        before engaging the outworker and prescribing matters to be included
        in that agreement;

   (ad) requiring employers to lodge agreements referred to in paragraph (ac)
        or copies of them with specified persons or bodies;

   (ae) requiring employers to give information to outworkers and prescribing
        the content and manner of giving that information;

   (af) requiring persons intending to engage outworkers to be registered with
        specified persons or bodies;

   (ag) providing mechanisms for the resolution of disputes between employers
        and outworkers;



   (b)  prescribing any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to
        be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this
        Act.

(2) The regulations-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application;

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;

   (c)  may impose a penalty, not exceeding 20 penalty units, for a
        contravention of the regulations;

   (d)  may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified
        person or body or specified class of person or body.

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