Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2020
sec.54Application for registration as a registered employer
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sec.54 Application for registration as a registered employer
An entity, other than an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) , must apply for registration on the register of employers within 28 days after becoming an employer. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. An entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) may apply for registration on the register of employers. The application must include the following information— the entity’s name; any trading name of the entity; the entity’s ABN, if any; the address of the entity’s principal place of business; any other business address of the entity; if the entity is a corporation— the address of the corporation’s registered office; and the corporation’s ACN; any name under which the entity is or has been operating in the community services industry; any place a record mentioned in section 70 may be inspected during normal business hours. The authority may, by notice, ask the applicant to do the following things within a reasonable time stated in the notice— give further information or documents relevant to the application; verify information or documents forming part of the application including by statutory declaration. If the applicant is an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (a) , (c) or (d) , the applicant must comply with a request made under subsection (4) within the stated time, unless the applicant has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If the applicant is an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) and does not comply with the request made under subsection (4) within the stated time, the application is taken to been withdrawn. (sec.54-ssec.1) An entity, other than an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) , must apply for registration on the register of employers within 28 days after becoming an employer. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.2) An entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) may apply for registration on the register of employers. (sec.54-ssec.3) The application must include the following information— the entity’s name; any trading name of the entity; the entity’s ABN, if any; the address of the entity’s principal place of business; any other business address of the entity; if the entity is a corporation— the address of the corporation’s registered office; and the corporation’s ACN; any name under which the entity is or has been operating in the community services industry; any place a record mentioned in section 70 may be inspected during normal business hours. (sec.54-ssec.4) The authority may, by notice, ask the applicant to do the following things within a reasonable time stated in the notice— give further information or documents relevant to the application; verify information or documents forming part of the application including by statutory declaration. (sec.54-ssec.5) If the applicant is an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (a) , (c) or (d) , the applicant must comply with a request made under subsection (4) within the stated time, unless the applicant has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.6) If the applicant is an entity mentioned in section 9 (1) (b) and does not comply with the request made under subsection (4) within the stated time, the application is taken to been withdrawn.