Training and Skills Development Act 2016

The parties to a registered training contract may at any time, by written notice signed by the parties, suspend the operation of the contract for a period of not more than 12 months specified in the notice.

The parties to a registered training contract who sign written notice of suspension under subsection (1) must, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 14 days after signing the notice under that subsection, give a copy of the notice to the CEO.

The CEO must, immediately after being given a copy of a notice of suspension under subsection (2), notify the parties to the registered training contract of that fact.

A notice of suspension has effect from the date a copy of the notice is given to the CEO under subsection (2) or, if the notice specifies a later effective date, from the later date.

Each party to a registered training contract commits an offence if:

the parties have signed written notice of suspension under subsection (1); and

a period of 14 days has passed since the last of the parties to sign the notice did so; and

a copy of the notice has not been given to the CEO under subsection (2).

An offence against subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.

It is a defence to a prosecution of a party to a registered training contract for an offence against subsection (5) if another party to the contract gave a copy of the notice of suspension to the CEO within the period required by that subsection.