22UCompliance guidelines

22U Compliance guidelines (1) The Minister may make guidelines about any of the following: (a) matters relating to audits, including the following: (i) approval of auditors; (ii) appointment and allocation of auditors; (iii) the conduct of audits; (iv) the content of audit reports; (b) the making and handling of complaints about noncompliance with the code; (c) requests for information under section 22S; (d) an authorised person’s access to premises under subdivision 2B.4.2. (2) A guideline is a disallowable instrument. Subdivision 2B.4.2 Access to premises 22UA Definitions—sdiv 2B.4.2 In this subdivision: authorised person means a person appointed under section 22UB. occupier, of premises, means a person having the management or control, or otherwise being in charge, of the premises. premises means any place at which an entity that holds a secure local jobs code certificate— (a) carries out territory-funded work, including administrative work; or (b) keeps records that relate to the territory-funded work.

22UB Authorised people and identity cards (1) The registrar may appoint a public servant as an authorised person for this subdivision. (2) The registrar must give an authorised person an identity card that states the person’s name and appointment as an authorised person. (3) The identity card must show— (a) a recent photograph of the person; and (b) the card’s date of issue and expiry; and (c) anything else prescribed by regulation. 22UC Entry to premises (1) For this division, an authorised person may— (a) at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public; or (b) at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent; or (c) at any time, enter premises if the registrar suspects on reasonable grounds that— (i) an entity has failed to comply with its obligations under the code; and (ii) immediate entry to the premises is necessary to investigate if the entity has failed to comply. (2) However, subsection (1) (a) and (c) does not authorise entry into premises, or a part of the premises, that are used for residential purposes. (3) An authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent, enter the land around premises to ask for consent to enter premises.

(4) To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge. 22UD Production of identity card An authorised person must not remain at premises entered under this subdivision if the authorised person does not show their identity card when asked by the occupier. 22UE Consent to entry (1) This section applies if an authorised person intends to ask the occupier of premises to consent to the authorised person entering the premises under section 22UC (1) (b). (2) Before asking for the consent, the authorised person must— (a) show the occupier the person’s identity card; and (b) tell the occupier— (i) the purpose of the entry; and (ii) that any information, document or other thing obtained under this subdivision may be— (A) used as evidence for action to be taken under section 22T; or (B) given to another authority under section 22UG and that authority may use the information, document or other thing as evidence in court; and (iii) that consent may be refused. (3) If the occupier consents, the authorised person must ask the occupier to sign a written acknowledgment (an acknowledgment of consent)— (a) that the occupier was told the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (b); and