14Registration of workers

14 Registration of workers

14 Registration of workers

(1) The Corporation may register a person as a worker—

(a) on application by the person, or

(b) on application by the person’s employer under subsection (2), or

(c) on the Corporation’s own initiative under subsection (4).

(2) If a person does not apply for registration as a worker within 3 months after starting to do community service work for an employer, the employer must apply to the Corporation for registration of the person as a worker within 14 days after the end of the 3-month period.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) The Corporation must determine an application for registration of a worker by—

(a) registering the person as a worker, or

(b) refusing to register the person as a worker.

(4) The Corporation may also register a person as a worker if the Corporation—

(a) becomes aware of information, other than because of an application under this part, indicating the person is, or was, a worker, and

(b) is satisfied the person should be registered as a worker.