11Career breaks

11 Career breaks

(1) This section applies if a relevant provider has not been practising or authorised as a relevant provider for a continuous period of 2 years or more. (2) The provider must not resume practice as an employee of a financial services licensee unless the licensee has approved the provider’s CPD plan for the first CPD year after the provider resumes practice. (3) The provider must not resume practice as an authorised representative of a licensee (other than a licensee who is the provider’s employer) unless the licensee has approved the provider’s CPD plan for the first CPD year after the provider resumes practice. (4) An employer or licensee must not approve a CPD plan under this section unless satisfied that it is appropriate to address gaps in the relevant provider’s competence, knowledge and skills arising from the provider’s absence from practice.