17Third party arrangements

17 Third party arrangements

An NVR registered training organisation must ensure that where services are delivered by a third party on the organisation’s behalf, the provision of the services is governed by a written agreement that:

is entered into by the organisation and third party as soon as reasonably practicable prior to the third party delivering any of the services set out in the agreement;
requires the third party to cooperate with the National VET Regulator where the Regulator conducts any audit of the NVR registered training organisation’s operations;
requires the third party to provide accurate responses to requests for information from the Regulator relevant to the third party’s delivery of the services;
prohibits the third party from:

  using the NRT logo;
  using the organisation’s branding;
  issuing any AQF certification documentation; and
contains the following particulars:

  the business or trading names of the parties to the agreement;
  the dates on which the agreement will commence and end;
  all the parties’ obligations concerning the delivery of the services; and
  an entitlement for the organisation to regularly monitor the quality of the services being delivered by the third party.

An NVR registered training organisation must notify the National VET Regulator of any written agreement made pursuant to subsection (1) within:

30 calendar days of the agreement being entered into or prior to the obligations under the agreement taking effect, whichever occurs first; and
30 calendar days of the agreement ending.