(1)  Subject to and in accordance with the State Service Act 2000 , persons may be appointed for the purpose of this Act.

(2)  Despite sections 37(1) and (3) of the State Service Act 2000 , the Minister administering that Act may appoint, for the purposes of this Act, a person under that Act as a sessional employee to undertake duties for the purpose of delivering training sessions.

(3)  A person appointed as a sessional employee pursuant to subsection (2)  –

(a) is taken, for all purposes, to be an employee within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ; but

(b) is not, by reason only of that appointment, to be regarded for any purpose as being in full-time employment, part-time employment or casual employment within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1984 .

(4)  In this section –

training session means a workplace-oriented course or part of a course that is designed to –

(a) facilitate or supervise learning through any one or more of the following:

(i) instruction;

(ii) mentoring;

(iii) coaching;

(iv) observation;

(v) demonstration;

(vi) the conduct of assessment activities; and

(b) impart knowledge, skills and attitudes.

(5)  Subsections (2) , (3) and (4) are incorporated with, and are to be read together with, the State Service Act 2000 .