Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Further Education and Training Act 2014, the TAFE Queensland Act 2013, the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 and the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014 for particular purposes, and to repeal the Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2011 The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on 1 July 2020— (a) sections 39, 40, 42 to 44, 48 to 50, 54 to 58 and 63; (b) section 77 to the extent it inserts section 739; (c) sections 78 and 79; (d) part 5.

Part 2 Amendment of Further Education and Training Act 2014

3 Act amended This part amends the Further Education and Training Act 2014.

4 Amendment of s 17 (Registering training contracts) Section 17(5)(f)(ii), from 'assessment'— omit, insert— employer resource assessment; and

5 Amendment of s 23 (Application for extension of nominal term of registered training contract) (1) Section 23— insert— (3A) If the apprentice or trainee is under 18 years, the application must include the signed consent of a parent of the apprentice or trainee. (3B) However, subsection (4) does not apply if it would be inappropriate in all the circumstances for a parent to sign the application. (2) Section 23(5), '(4)'— omit, insert— (6) (3) Section 23(3A) to (9)— renumber as section 23(4) to (11).

6 Insertion of new ch 2 , pt 2 , div 5 , sdiv 1, hdg Before section 30— insert—

Subdivision 1 Application for suspension by both parties

7 Insertion of new ch 2 , pt 2 , div 5 , sdiv 2 After section 32— insert—