17AOffence for employer to engage person registered in class of volunteer in regulated activity for person's financial or other material benefit or reward

### 17A Offence for employer to engage person registered in class of volunteer in regulated activity for person's financial or other material benefit or reward > [*\[Section 17A Inserted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 40, Applied:01 Apr 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-04-01/act-2015-046#GS40@EN) > > > (1)  An employer must not engage a person, or require a person to be engaged, in a regulated activity for the first time if – > > > > > > (a) that engagement will result in the person receiving from the employer a financial or other material benefit or reward; and > > > > > > > (b) the person is registered in the class of volunteer. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. > > > (2)  If a registered person applies, before or on the day of first engaging in a regulated activity for financial or other material benefit or reward, to amend his or her registration to the class of employee/volunteer, [subsection (1)](#GS17A@Gs1@EN) does not apply for the period – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 17A Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 44, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-029#GS44@EN) commencing on the day on which the registered person first engages in the regulated activity for financial or other material benefit or reward; and > > > > > > > (b) ending when the Registrar notifies the registered person of the Registrar's determination of the application under [section 41A](#GS41A@EN) .