13Exemption—trainees

13 Exemption—trainees

13 Exemption—trainees

(1) A person may carry out fumigation work, pest management technician work or timber pest management technician work without a licence if the person—

(a) has within the previous 2 years obtained a training permit for the particular work from the Environment Protection Authority, and

(b) carries out that work as a trainee for the purposes of an approved course of training for that work, and

(c) carries out that work under the supervision of a supervisor, and

(d) keeps and maintains a record in relation to the carrying out of that work in accordance with this Division.

(1A) A person who holds a pest management technician licence may carry out timber pest management technician work without a timber pest management technician licence if the person meets the conditions specified in subclause (1)(b)–(d).

(2) A person is entitled to obtain a training permit if the person applies to the Environment Protection Authority for the permit and the application—

(a) is in the approved form, and

(b) is accompanied by such material or information to support the application (such as qualifications and proof of age and identity) as the Authority may require, and

(c) is accompanied by the applicable fee.

(3) The applicable fee for a permit is as follows—

(a) for an application made during period 1—$78.40,

(b) for an application made during period 2—$118.00,

(c) for an application made during period 3—$158.00,

(d) for an application made during period 4—$162.00,

(e) for an application made during period 5—$166.00,

(f) for an application made during period 6—$170.00.

(4) The Environment Protection Authority may at its discretion waive, remit, reduce or refund any fee payable under this clause.

cl 13: Am 2021 (694), Sch 2[10] [11].