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VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACT 1989 (NO. 2 OF 1989)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE

   1.      This Act may be cited as the Vocational Training Act 1989.  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Repeal  
   4.      Position of Crown  
   5.      Matters covered by federal awards  
   6.      Interpretation  

   PART II--VOCATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITY

   7.      Establishment  
   8.      Functions  
   9.      Powers  
   10.     Ministerial control  
   11.     Delegation  
   12.     Annual report  
   13.     Membership  
   14.     Terms of appointment  
   15.     Chairperson  
   16.     Remuneration and allowances  
   17.     Leave of absence  
   18.     Disclosure of interest  
   19.     Resignation  
   20.     Termination of appointment  
   21.     Acting appointments  
   22.     Convening meetings  
   23.     Procedure at meetings  
   24.     (1) There shall be a Chief Executive of the Authority who shall be appointed in writing by the Head of Administration.  
   25.     Arrangements for staff  
   26.     Inspectors  
   27.     Identity cards  
   28.     Return of identity cards  

   PART III--COMMITTEES

   29.     Establishment  
   30.     Functions of Training Advisory Committees  
   31.     Performance of functions  
   32.     Membership  
   33.     Expenses of members  
   34.     Establishment  
   35.     Membership  
   36.     Chairperson  
   37.     Meetings  
   38.     Protection of members  
   39.     Member ceasing to be available  

   PART IV--TRAINING IN PRESCRIBED VOCATIONS

   40.     Determination of approved training programs  
   41.     Approval to undertake  
   42.     Credit for previous training  
   43.     Variation of standard duration  
   44.     Applications under this Division  
   45.     Training to be done under contract  
   46.     Determination of terms  
   47.     Standard requirements  
   48.     Approved variations  
   49.     Notice of early termination  
   50.     Termination—trainee: qualifying early  
   51.     Applications under section 48 or 50  
   52.     Approval of premises etc.  
   53.     Approval of supervisors  
   54.     Approvals under section 52 or 53  
   55.     Conditional approvals—variation  
   56.     Applications under section 54 or 55  
   57.     Revocation of approval  
   58.     Ratio—trainees: supervisors  
   59.     Travelling expenses etc.  
   60.     Notice of contract  
   61.     Hindering attendance at college etc.  
   62.     Records  
   63.     Request for action by Grievances Committee  
   64.     Suspension pending inquiry  
   65.     Inquiry initiated by Grievances Committee  
   66.     Powers of Grievances Committee  
   67.     Effect of direction not to enforce contractual rights  
   68.     Compliance with directions  
   69.     Reconsideration  
   70.     (1) In this Division, “inquiry” means an inquiry under section 63 or 65.  
   71.     Notice of inquiry  
   72.     Procedure  
   73.     Consultation  
   74.     Inquiry to be private  
   75.     Representation  
   76.     Powers of Committee  
   77.     Inspection of documents  
   78.     Submissions etc.  
   79.     Protection of witnesses  
   80.     Witnesses—fees and expenses  
   81.     Offences  
   82.     (1) For the purposes of this Division, each of the following decisions of the Authority is a reviewable decision:  
   83.     Notice of review rights  
   84.     Review of decisions  
   85.     Inspections etc.  
   86.     Obstructing inspectors  
   87.     False information  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS UNQUALIFIED YOUNG PERSONS NOT TO BE EMPLOYED IN

   88.     (1) An employer shall not, without reasonable excuse, employ in a trade a person who has not attained the age of 21 years.  
   89.     Certificates of recognition  
   90.     Training schemes  
   91.     Pre-vocational courses  
   92.     Regulations  

   PART VI--TRANSITIONAL INTERPRETATION

   93.     (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—“applied provisions” means the provisions applied by subsection 94 (1) in relation to old scheme apprentices and old scheme probationers; “old scheme apprentice” means a person who, immediately before the commencement date, was an apprentice within the meaning of the repealed Act; “old scheme probationer” means a person who, immediately before the commencement date, was serving a period of probationary employment referred to in section 20 of the repealed Act; “prescribed authority” means—  
   94.     Application of certain repealed provisions  
   95.     Savings  
   96.     Inspections  


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