VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 48

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 48

48 .         Suspension of training contract by parties (Act s. 60E)

        (1)         This regulation operates for the purposes of section 60E(4)(b) of the Act.

        (2)         The parties to a training contract may agree to suspend the contract for a period but, unless the chief executive gives prior approval for a longer period, the period must not exceed a continuous period of 12 months.

        (3)         If a training contract is suspended under this regulation, the employer, within 21 days after the date on which the parties agree to the suspension, must give the chief executive written notice that the contract is suspended, the date on which the suspension has effect and the period of the suspension.

        Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.

        [Regulation 48 amended: Gazette 29 Dec 2017 p. 6083.]