20Contract of employment workers—certificates of service to be supplied by employers

#### 20 Contract of employment workers—certificates of service to be supplied by employers 20 Contract of employment workers—certificates of service to be supplied by employers > > (1) An employer who employs, under a contract of employment, a worker shall— > > > > > (a) within 1 month after 30 June in each year, furnish to the Corporation a certificate of service in respect of the worker for the year immediately preceding that 30 June, > > > > > (b) within 7 days (or such other time as may be prescribed by the regulations) after the worker ceases to be so employed, furnish to the Corporation a certificate of service in respect of the worker for the period commencing on 1 July immediately preceding that cessation of employment and ending on that cessation of employment, and > > > > > (c) within such time as is specified by the Corporation in a notice served on the employer, furnish to the Corporation a certificate of service in respect of the worker for the period specified in the notice. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) The Corporation may, in any particular case, extend the period within which an employer is required to furnish a certificate of service under subsection (1), but any such extension shall not exceed 2 months. > > > (3) A certificate of service under subsection (1) shall— > > > > > (a) be in an approved written, electronic or other form, > > > > > (b) state whether the worker was employed by the employer during the whole of the period to which the certificate relates or, if so employed during a part only of that period, the period during which the worker was so employed, > > > > > (c) contain such particulars as are requested in the form in respect of the time spent in the performance of building and construction work, > > > > > (d) contain such particulars of building and construction work performed by the worker outside New South Wales as are requested in the form, > > > > > (e) contain such other particulars as are required by the Corporation, and > > > > > (f) be completed in accordance with any directions given by the Corporation. > > > > > (g) (Repealed) > > > (4) A certificate of service under subsection (1) must be verified in such manner as the Corporation may require. > > > (5) An employer is not required to furnish a certificate of service in respect of a worker or any class of workers if— > > > > > (a) the employer applies to the Corporation for an exemption from that requirement, > > > > > (b) the employer satisfies the Corporation that contributions are made to a like scheme relating to the payment of long service payments to the worker or that class of workers, as the case may be, in a Territory of the Commonwealth or in a State other than New South Wales, and > > > > > (c) the Corporation has, by notice in writing to the employer, granted the exemption and has not, by such a notice, revoked the exemption. > > **s 20:** Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1998 No 33, Sch 1 \[13\]–\[17\]; 2010 No 15, Sch 1 \[10\].