Meaning of private employment agent
398 Meaning of private employment agent
A person is a private employment agent if the person, in the course of carrying on business and for gain—
offers to find—
casual, part-time, temporary, permanent or contract work for a person; or
a casual, part-time, temporary, permanent or contract worker for a person; or
negotiates the terms of contract work for a model or performer; or
administers a contract for a model or performer and arranges payments under it; or
provides career advice for a model or performer.
However, a person is not a private employment agent only because the person publishes—
for another person, an advertisement about employment opportunities; or
an advertisement offering employment opportunities with the person.
Also, a person is not a private employment agent if, for an agreed rate of payment to the person—
the person makes a worker of the person available to perform work, whether under a contract of employment or contract for services, for a client of the person; and
the worker works under the client’s direction; and
the person is responsible for performing the obligations owed by a person to the worker, including paying the worker for the work.
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