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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.741Financial management training
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### sec.741 Financial management training
This section applies if the registrar approves financial management training for this section.
The organisation must ensure each of its financial management officers completes, within 6 months after the relevant day—
the approved financial management training; or
training approved by—
the general manager of the Fair Work Commission; and
the registrar for the purposes of this section.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a financial management officer who is exempt under subsection (4) .
The registrar may exempt a financial management officer from completing training mentioned in subsection (2) if satisfied the officer—
holds relevant or suitable qualifications in financial management; or
is a member of an appropriate professional body for financial managers; or
has sufficient relevant experience in financial management; or
has completed training required by the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, with the training mentioned in subsection (2) .
The registrar must publish information about financial management training approved for this section on the QIRC website.
In this section—
financial management officer , for an organisation, means an officer who holds an office that includes performing functions or exercising powers relating to the organisation’s financial management.
relevant day means—
if the officer is a financial management officer on the day the training is approved—that day; or
otherwise—the day the officer becomes, or again becomes, a financial management officer.
(sec.741-ssec.1) This section applies if the registrar approves financial management training for this section.
(sec.741-ssec.2) The organisation must ensure each of its financial management officers completes, within 6 months after the relevant day— the approved financial management training; or training approved by— the general manager of the Fair Work Commission; and the registrar for the purposes of this section. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.741-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a financial management officer who is exempt under subsection (4) .
(sec.741-ssec.4) The registrar may exempt a financial management officer from completing training mentioned in subsection (2) if satisfied the officer— holds relevant or suitable qualifications in financial management; or is a member of an appropriate professional body for financial managers; or has sufficient relevant experience in financial management; or has completed training required by the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, with the training mentioned in subsection (2) .
(sec.741-ssec.5) The registrar must publish information about financial management training approved for this section on the QIRC website.
(sec.741-ssec.6) In this section— financial management officer , for an organisation, means an officer who holds an office that includes performing functions or exercising powers relating to the organisation’s financial management. relevant day means— if the officer is a financial management officer on the day the training is approved—that day; or otherwise—the day the officer becomes, or again becomes, a financial management officer.
- (a) the approved financial management training; or
- (b) training approved by— (i) the general manager of the Fair Work Commission; and (ii) the registrar for the purposes of this section.
- (i) the general manager of the Fair Work Commission; and
- (ii) the registrar for the purposes of this section.
- (i) the general manager of the Fair Work Commission; and
- (ii) the registrar for the purposes of this section.
- (a) holds relevant or suitable qualifications in financial management; or
- (b) is a member of an appropriate professional body for financial managers; or
- (c) has sufficient relevant experience in financial management; or
- (d) has completed training required by the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, with the training mentioned in subsection (2) .
- (a) if the officer is a financial management officer on the day the training is approved—that day; or
- (b) otherwise—the day the officer becomes, or again becomes, a financial management officer.