Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001

When dealing with an application for the establishment of an apprenticeship or traineeship, the Commissioner may issue a direction (a vocational training direction) in relation to the proposed apprenticeship or traineeship.

A vocational training direction may do any one or more of the following—

it may reduce or extend the term of the apprenticeship or traineeship,

it may approve alternative training to be undertaken by the apprentice or trainee.

In making a vocational training direction, the Commissioner—

must have regard to any relevant training that the apprentice or trainee has received—

whether as an apprentice or trainee or otherwise, and

whether in the particular vocation or in some other vocation, and

whether in New South Wales or elsewhere, and

may have regard to any other matter that the Commissioner considers relevant, and

must comply with the vocational training guidelines.

If a vocational training direction is made that affects the provisions of the proposed training contract—

a copy of the contract (appropriately amended) must be returned to the applicant for execution, and

the application is not to be further dealt with until the contract (as amended) is duly executed and returned to the Commissioner.