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Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001
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#### 12 Training contracts
12 Training contracts
> > (1) A training contract has effect as if it were a deed duly executed by the employer and the apprentice or trainee.
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> > (2) Subject to section 11—
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> > > (a) the training contract for an apprenticeship binds the employer and the apprentice—
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> > > > (i) from the time the employer is notified that the establishment of the apprenticeship has been approved, or
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> > > > (ii) from the end of the probationary period,
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> > > whichever is the later, until the end of the term of the apprenticeship, and
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> > > (b) (Repealed)
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> > > (c) the training contract for a traineeship binds the employer and the trainee—
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> > > > (i) from the time the employer is notified that the establishment of the traineeship has been approved, or
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> > > > (ii) from the end of the probationary period,
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> > > whichever is the later, until the end of the term of the traineeship.
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> > (2A) A reference in this section to a training contract is a reference to the training contract most recently executed by the employer and apprentice or trainee, as varied in accordance with this Act.
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> > (3) Any time during which an employer has employed a person as an apprentice or trainee is taken to form part of the term of the person’s apprenticeship or traineeship.
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> **s 12:** Am 2017 No 42, Sch 1 \[22\]–\[24\].