43Vocational placement of no effect unless under vocational placement agreement

43 Vocational placement of no effect unless under vocational placement agreement

(1)  In this section –

registered employee organisation means an association of employees registered as an organization under Part V of the Industrial Relations Act 1984 or a federally registrable employee association registered as an organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  An employer must not provide a vocational placement to a person –

(a) without having first entered into a vocational placement agreement with a registered training organisation that is providing, or is to provide, training to that person; and

(b) without the approval of any relevant registered employee organisation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.