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48AOffence for employer to fail to notify change of employee or volunteer engagement
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### 48A Offence for employer to fail to notify change of employee or volunteer engagement
> [*\[Section 48A Inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 31, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS31@EN)
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> > (1) An employer must, within 10 working days after an employee or volunteer commences or ceases to be engaged in a regulated activity for that employer, notify the Registrar, in writing, of the commencement or cessation, as the case may be.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
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> > (2) It is sufficient compliance with [subsection (1)](#GS48A@Gs1@EN) if the employer provides notification of the commencement or cessation –
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> > > > (a) if –
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> > > > > > (i) a form is approved under [section 59](#GS59@EN) for this notification, in that form; or
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> > > > > > (ii) a form is not approved under [section 59](#GS59@EN) for this notification, in writing; and
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> > > > (b) by providing it to the Registrar –
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> > > > > > (i) directly, in a manner approved by the Registrar; or
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> > > > > > (ii) by lodging it with that part of the responsible Department in relation to the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) known as Service Tasmania.