17Application for registration by employers

17 Application for registration by employers

17 Application for registration by employers

(1) In this section—

prescribed period, in relation to an employer for the contract cleaning industry, means the following—

(a) for a person who becomes an employer on or after the commencement of this Act—one month after becoming an employer,

(b) for a person who is an employer immediately before the commencement of this Act—one month after that commencement.

(2) An employer for the contract cleaning industry must apply to the Corporation for registration as an employer not later than the end of—

(a) the prescribed period for the employer, or

(b) such additional time as the Corporation allows.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) An application must be in the approved form.

(4) The approved form may require an employer—

(a) to state the following—

(i) any name under which the employer is or has been engaged in the contract cleaning industry,

(ii) any business address of the employer,

(iii) any place a record mentioned in section 46 (Employers to keep records) may be inspected during normal business hours, and

(b) to give other information or produce documents the Corporation considers are relevant to the administration of this Act.

Note.

The Corporation may require an applicant to provide further information or evidence—see section 98.