Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981

 

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981

CONTENTS

1.Citation1

2.Repeal and commencement1

3.Construction1

4.Interpretation1

5.Course of training2

6.Term of apprenticeship2

7.Attendance at classes3

8.Correspondence and training4

9.Alternative direction of Director4

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

Schedule 3

Schedule 3A — Attendance at Technical Training Classes (irrespective of release type)

Schedule 4

Notes

Compilation table14

Provisions that have not come into operation16

 

Industrial Training Act 1975

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 1.

2.Repeal and commencement

The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1978 are repealed on, and these regulations take effect on and from, 20 July 1981.

3.Construction

These regulations shall be construed in conjunction with the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as if these regulations were incorporated in and formed part of those regulations.

4.Interpretation

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears — 

approved means approved by the Council 2;

directed means under a direction of the Director of Technical Education 3 or the chief executive officer of an approved college 4;

stage in relation to a course of training applicable to a trade means an approved stage of that course;

trade means a trade that is an apprenticeship trade for the purposes of the Act, listed in Schedule 1.

[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 1983 p. 5028; 24 Dec 1987 p. 4548.]

5.Course of training

(1)The Council may by notice published in the Western Australian Industrial Gazette declare the course of training applicable in relation to any trade.

(2)A notice referred to in subregulation (1) may by subsequent notice be varied or cancelled by the Council.

(3)Until the Council pursuant to subregulation (1) declares the course of training applicable in relation to a trade the course of training approved by the Director in relation to that trade under the provisions of the Industrial Arbitration Act 1912 5 and in force immediately before the coming into operation of the Industrial Training Act 1975 is the prescribed course of training in relation to that trade.

6.Term of apprenticeship

(1)The term of an apprenticeship in a trade listed in Schedule 1 is the term specified in that schedule opposite the trade unless it is provided otherwise under these regulations or the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981.

(2)Where an apprentice commences an apprenticeship for a trade during or after 1988 and the term of the apprenticeship is shown in Schedule 1 as 4 or 5 years, the term shall be only 3 years if the apprentice has successfully completed an approved pre‑apprenticeship course consisting of — 

(a)2 or more stages of the course of training for the apprentice’s trade; or

(b)less than 2 stages of the course of training for the apprentice’s trade and the apprentice and his or her employer and, if applicable, parent or guardian agree to a 3 year term.

(3)The Director may reduce the term of an apprenticeship for a trade on the application of the apprentice in a form approved by the Director if — 

(a)the apprentice has completed 3 years of the apprenticeship;

(b)the apprentice has, during or after 1987, successfully completed an approved pre‑apprenticeship course consisting of less than 2 stages of the course of training for the trade; and

(c)in the opinion of the Director, the apprentice is competent in the trade.

[Regulation 6 inserted in Gazette 24 Dec 1987 p. 4548.]

7.Attendance at classes

(1)In this regulation unless the contrary intention appears column means a column of Schedule 2, Schedule 3 or Schedule 3A.

(2)Subject to regulation 9, an apprentice in a trade specified in column 1 whose term of apprenticeship is for a term specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 shall attend classes conducted by the Technical Education Division of the Education Department 6 or an approved college as directed, at the centre applicable to his case during the first, second, third and, if applicable, fourth year of his apprenticeship for the periods respectively specified opposite and corresponding to his trade in columns 2, 3, 4 and, if applicable, 5.

[Regulation 7 amended in Gazette 28 Sep 1993 p. 5322; 2 Nov 2001 p. 5794.]

8.Correspondence and training

(1)In this regulation unless the contrary intention appears column means a column of Schedule 4.

(2)Subject to regulation 9, an apprentice in a trade specified in column 1 whose term of apprenticeship is for a term specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 and who is directed to undertake instruction by correspondence lessons and to attend classes of intensive training as applicable to his case, shall undertake such lessons and training during the first, second, third and fourth year of his apprenticeship at the rate and for the periods respectively specified opposite and corresponding to his trade in columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

9.Alternative direction of Director

Notwithstanding anything in regulations 7 and 8, the Director may direct an apprentice to attend classes and undertake correspondence lessons at such rate, times and for such periods specified in the direction in lieu of the rate, times and periods prescribed by regulations 7 and 8 and effect shall be given to such a direction.

 

Schedule 1

[Reg. 6]

Prescribed apprenticeship trades and terms of indenture

TRADE

TERM

Jewellery

 

Watch and Clock Making

5 years

Watch and Clock Repairing

 

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer — Avionics

4 years

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer — Mechanical

 

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer — Structures

 

Art Glass

 

Autobody Refinisher

 

Autobody Repairer

 

Automotive Electrical Fitting

 

Bespoke and Surgical Bootmaking

 

Binding and Finishing

 

Boatbuilding

 

Bricklaying

 

Cabinetmaking

 

Carpentry and Joinery

 

Chairmaking

 

Combined Hairdressing

 

Cooking

 

Dental Technician

 

Electrical Installing

 

Electrical Mechanics

 

Electronic Servicing

 

Engine Reconditioning

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Automotive)

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Electrical)

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Fabrication)

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Mechanical)

 

Footwear Repairing

 

French Polishing (Including All Wood Finishing)

 

Fuel Injection Fitting

 

Furniture Making

4 years

General Butchering

 

Glass Bevelling

 

Glass Designing and Sandblasting

 

Glazing

 

Glazing — Bevelling

 

Graphic Pre‑Press

 

Hairdressing

 

Horticulture (Gardening)

 

Horticulture (Landscape Gardening)

 

Horticulture (Nursery)

 

Horticulture (Turf Management)

 

Instrument Fitting

 

Ladies Hairdressing

 

Locksmithing

 

Machine Woodworking

 

Male Hairdressing

 

Metal Furniture Making

 

Modelling (Fibrous Plaster)

 

Optical Mechanics

 

Painting and Decorating

 

Plastering

 

Plumbing and Gasfitting

 

Printing Machining

 

Radio and TV Servicing

 

Roof Plumbing

 

Saw Doctoring

 

Screen Printing Stencil Preparation

 

Ship Carpentry and Joinery

 

Shipwrighting

 

Shipwrighting and Boatbuilding

 

Signwriting

 

Slaughtering

 

Small Goods Making

 

Soft Furnishing Making

 

Sprinkler Fitting

 

Stonemasonry

 

Tailoring

4 years

Tilelaying

 

Timber Machining

 

Toolmaking and Jigmaking (Metal Furniture)

 

Trimming

 

Upholstering

 

Wall and Ceiling Fixing

 

Weighing Instrument Mechanics

 

Wickerworking

 

Wood Machining

 

Wood Turning

 

Baking (Combined Breadmaking and Pastrycooking)

3 years

Breadmaking

 

Composites Laminating

 

Floorcovering

 

Footwear Manufacturing

 

Pastrycooking

 

Roof Tiling

 

[Schedule 1 inserted in Gazette 24 Dec 1987 p. 4548‑9; amended in Gazette 25 Nov 1988 p. 4760‑1; 2 Mar 1990 p. 1289; 14 Jan 1992 p. 127‑8 and 130; 16 Oct 1992 p. 5199; 28 Sep 1993 p. 5322; 2 Dec 1994 p. 6385; 10 Oct 1995 p. 4773 and 4774; 28 Nov 1995 p. 5493 and 5494; 17 May 1996 p. 2049; 4 Oct 1996 p. 5231; 12 Oct 2001 p. 5564; 2 Nov 2001 p. 5794; 12 Aug 2005 p. 3652; 18 Nov 2005 p. 5657-8.]

Schedule 2

Attendance at Technical Training Classes on day release

Column 1

Column 2

Technical

Year 1

Days

Column 3

Technical

Year 2

Days

Column 4

Technical

Year 3

Days

Column 5

Technical

Year 4

Days

Automotive Electrical Fitting ..........................

36

36

18

 

Bespoke and Surgical Bootmaking ..................

18

18

 

 

Bookbinding and Guillotine Machine Operating ...................................................


36


36


36

 

Cabinetmaking .................................................

36

36

18

 

Camera Operating, Plate Making and Etching

36

36

36

 

Carpentry and Joinery .....................................

36

36

18

 

Chairmaking ....................................................

36

36

18

 

Composing Machine Mechanism ...................

18

36

18

 

Cooking ...........................................................

36

36

36

 

Dental Technician ............................................

36

36

36

 

Electrical Installing ..........................................

36

36

18

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Electrical) ............

36

36

36

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Fabrication) .........

36

36

36

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Mechanical) .........

36

36

36

 

Footwear Manufacturing .................................

18

18

 

 

Footwear Repairing .........................................

18

18

 

 

French Polishing (including all Wood Finishing) ..................................................


36


36


18

 

Fuel Injection Fitting .......................................

36

36

18

 

General Butchering ..........................................

18

18

 

 

Glazing .............................................................

36

36

18

 

Horticulture .....................................................

36

36

36

 

Instrument Fitting ............................................

36

36

18

 

Jewellery .........................................................

36

18

18

18

Ladies Hairdressing .........................................

36

18

18

 

Locksmithing ...................................................

36

36

18

 

Male Hairdressing ............................................

36

18

18

 

Modelling (Fibrous Plastering) ........................

36

18

18

 

Optical Mechanics ...........................................

18

18

18

 

Plastering .........................................................

36

36

18

 

Radio and Television Servicing .......................

36

36

18

 

Shipwrighting ..................................................

36

36

18

 

Ship Carpentry and Joinery .............................

36

36

18

 

Slaughtering .....................................................

18

18

 

 

Smallgoods Making .........................................

18

18

 

 

Stereotyping .....................................................

18

36

18

 

Timbermachining .............................................

36

36

18

 

Toolmaking and Jigmaking (Metal Furniture)

36

36

18

 

Trimming .........................................................

36

36

18

 

Upholstering ....................................................

36

36

18

 

Weighing Instrument Mechanics .....................

36

36

36

 

For the purpose of this Schedule each day of attendance shall comprise 8 hours.

[Schedule 2 amended in Gazette 1 Nov 1985 p. 4229; 20 Dec 1985 p. 4882; 14 Jan 1992 p. 128 and 130; 28 Sep 1993 p. 5322; 10 Oct 1995 p. 4775; 4 Oct 1996 p. 5231; 18 Nov 2005 p. 5658.]

Schedule 3

Attendance at Technical Training Classes on block release

Column 1

Trade

Column 2

Technical Year 1

Column 3

Technical Year 2

Column 4

Technical Year 3

Column 5

Technical Year 4

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer —Avionics

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks of 40 hours per week

2 blocks of 2 weeks of 40 hours per week

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer —Mechanical

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks of 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks of 40 hours per week

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer — Structures

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

4 blocks of 2 weeks of 2 40 hours per week

2 blocks of 2 weeks for 40 hours per week

1 block of 2 weeks for 30 hours per week

Saw Doctoring

6 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

6 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

6 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

 

Bricklaying

Carpentry and Joinery

Instrument Fitting

Painting and Decorating

Signwriting

7 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

7 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

4 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

 

Composing

Printing Machine (Letterpress and/or Lithographic)

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Electrical)

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

 

Engineering Tradesperson (Fabrication)

Engineering Tradesperson (Mechanical)

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

7 weeks and one day at 40 hours per week during the period directed

 

Plumbing and Gasfitting

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

6 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

6 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

 

Sprinkler Fitting

10 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

8 weeks for 40 hours per week during the periods directed

[Schedule 3 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 1983 p. 5028; 1 Nov 1985 p. 4229; 14 Jan 1992 p. 128‑9 and 130‑1; 16 Oct 1992 p. 5199; 28 Sep 1993 p. 5322; 2 Dec 1994 p. 6385; 10 Oct 1995 p. 4775; 4 Oct 1996 p. 5232.]

Schedule 3AAttendance at Technical Training Classes (irrespective of release type)

[r. 7(1)]

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Trade

Technical Year 1

Technical Year 2

Technical Year 3

Technical Year 4

Baking (Combined Breadmaking and Pastrycooking)




310 hours




310 hours




170 hours

 

Breadmaking

295 hours

295 hours

 

 

Composites Laminating


267 hours


218 hours


234 hours

 

Furniture Making

320 hours

320 hours

160 hours

 

Pastrycooking

310 hours

310 hours

 

 

[Schedule 3A inserted in Gazette 2 Nov 2001 p. 5795; amended in Gazette 12 Aug 2005 p. 3652; 18 Nov 2005 p. 5658.]

Schedule 4

Technical training comprising correspondence lessons and/or courses of intensive training

Column 1

 

Column 2

Technical Year 1

Column 3

Technical Year 2

Column 4

Technical Year 3

Column 5

Technical Year 4

Trade

Number of Lessons

Days of Intensive Training*

Number of Lessons

Days of Intensive Training

Number of Lessons

Days of Intensive Training

Number of Lessons

Days of Intensive Training

Automotive Electrical Fitting ......

18

10

14

10

10

10

10

10

Bricklaying .....................................

10

10

10

10

10

10

5

10

Cabinetmaking ...............................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

10

Carpentry and Joinery ....................

15

10

20

10

10

10

...

...

Cooking ..........................................

19

10

18

10

18

10

...

...

Electrical Installing ........................

18

10

18

10

18

10

15

10

General Butchering ........................

24

10

24

10

...

...

...

...

Ladies Hairdressing .......................

12

...

12

...

12

...

...

...

Painting and Decorating ...............

22

10

20

10

...

10

...

...

Plastering .......................................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

...

Plumbing and Gasfitting ............

31

10

13

10

13

10

12

10

Radio and Television Servicing .

25

10

20

10

...

10

...

10

Ship Carpentry and Joinery .......

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

10

Shipwrighting ................................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

10

Signwriting ....................................

22

10

20

10

9

10

...

...

Slaughtering ..................................

24

10

24

10

...

...

...

...

Smallgoods Making ....................

24

10

24

10

...

...

...

...

Timber Machining ........................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

10

Trimming ......................................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

10

Upholstery .....................................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

...

Wall and Ceiling Fixing .............

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

...

Wood Machining ..........................

...

10

...

10

...

10

...

...

*For the purpose of this Schedule in each year the attendance of 10 days shall comprise a period of continuous release and each day of attendance shall comprise 8 hours.

[Schedule 4 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 1983 p. 5028; 1 Nov 1985 p. 4229; 14 Jan 1992 p. 129; 28 Sep 1993 p. 5322; 10 Oct 1995 p. 4775; 4 Oct 1996 p. 5232; 18 Nov 2005 p. 5658.]

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a, 7. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981

17 Jul 1981 p. 2935‑40

20 Jul 1981 (see r. 2)

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1983

30 Dec 1983 p. 5027‑8

1 Jan 1984 (see r. 2)

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1984 15

25 Jan 1985 p. 350

25 Jan 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1984 15

1 Feb 1985 p. 450
(Cancelled 25 Jan 1985 p. 350 
15)

1 Feb 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1985

8 Feb 1985 p. 542

8 Feb 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1985

1 Nov 1985 p. 4229

1 Nov 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1985

8 Nov 1985 p. 4296

8 Nov 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 1985

20 Dec 1985 p. 4882

20 Dec 1985

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1987

24 Dec 1987 p. 4548‑9

1 Jan 1988 (see r. 2)

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1988

25 Nov 1988 p. 4760‑1

25 Nov 1988

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1989

2 Mar 1990 p. 1289

2 Mar 1990

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1991 8

14 Jan 1992 p. 127‑9

14 Jan 1992

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1991 9

14 Jan 1992 p. 130‑1

14 Jan 1992

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1992

16 Oct 1992 p. 5199

16 Oct 1992

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1993

28 Sep 1993 p. 5321‑2

28 Sep 1993

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1994

2 Dec 1994 p. 6384‑5

2 Dec 1994

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1995 10

10 Oct 1995 p. 4773‑4

10 Oct 1995

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1995 11

10 Oct 1995 p. 4774‑5

10 Oct 1995

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1995

28 Nov 1995 p. 5493

28 Nov 1995

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 1995

28 Nov 1995 p. 5494

28 Nov 1995

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 1) 1996 12

17 May 1996 p. 2049‑50

17 May 1996

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1996 13

4 Oct 1996 p. 5231‑2

4 Oct 1996

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 2001 14

12 Oct 2001 p. 5564‑5

12 Oct 2001

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2001

2 Nov 2001 p. 5794‑5

2 Nov 2001

Reprint of the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 as at 2 Aug 2002 (includes amendments listed above)

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 2005

12 Aug 2005 p. 3651‑2

12 Aug 2005

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2005 16

18 Nov 2005 p. 5657-9

1 Jan 2006 (see r. 2)

1aOn the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Industrial Training (Aapprenticeship Training) Amendment Regultions 2006 r. 4‑9 17

4 Apr 2006 p. 1401‑5

1 May 2006 (see r. 2)

2The definition of “Council” was deleted from s. 4 of the Act by the State Employment and Skills Development Authority Act 1990 s. 45(a)(ii). The definition of “Authority” inserted by s. 45(a)(i) of that Act was deleted by the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 Sch. 3 cl. 12.

3The Education Regulations 1960 r. 4 referred to the Director of technical education. Those regulations were repealed by the School Education Act 1999 s. 246(2).

4“Approved College” is defined in r. 4 of the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981: see r. 3 of these regulations. The Colleges Act 1978 was repealed by the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 s. 70(1).

5Repealed by the Industrial Arbitration Act 1979 s. 4, the short title of which was changed to the Industrial Relations Act 1979 by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Industrial Relations) Act (No. 2) 1984.

6Under the Alteration of Statutory Designations Order (No. 3) 2001 the former Education Department is now called the Department of Education.

7The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1984 published in Gazette 18 Jan 1985 p. 264 were cancelled by corrigendum in Gazette 25 Jan 1985 p. 350.

8The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1991 r. 7 reads as follows: 

7.Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means a trade deleted by regulation 3 of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to a former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in a former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to a former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act at the time of such completion.

”.

9The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1991 r. 7 reads as follows: 

7.Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means a trade deleted by regulation 3 of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to a former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in a former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to a former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act at the time of such completion.

”.

10The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations 1995 r. 4 reads as follows: 

4. Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means the trade deleted by regulation 3 of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to the former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in the former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to the former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act at the time of such completion.

”.

11The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1995 r. 7 reads as follows: 

7.Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means a trade deleted by regulation 3 of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to a former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in a former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to a former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though the former trade continued to be a trade under the Act at the time of such completion.

”.

12The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 1) 1996 r. 4 reads as follows: 

4.Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means the trade deleted by regulation 3 of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to the former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in the former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to the former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though the former trade continued to be a trade listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations at the time of completion.

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13The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1996 r. 7 reads as follows: 

7.Savings

(1)In this regulation former trade means a trade deleted by regulation 3 (a) of these regulations from the trades listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything in these regulations an apprenticeship agreement relating to a former trade continues in force subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the principal regulations and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade continued to be a trade listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations after the commencement of these regulations.

(3)Any record, certificate or order made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in a former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(4)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to a former trade under the principal regulations as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate to that effect as though that former trade continued to be a trade listed in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations at the time of completion.

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14The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 2001 r. 3 reads as follows:

3.Transitional

(1)Despite regulation 2, an apprenticeship agreement that would have related to either “Composition” or “Graphic Reproduction” (a former trade) continues in force, subject to the Industrial Training Act 1975, the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 and the Industrial Training (General Apprenticeship) Regulations 1981 as though the former trade were the trade of “Graphic Pre‑Press” listed in Schedule 1 to the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 after the commencement of these regulations.

(2)Any record, certificate or order already made or given in relation to an apprenticeship in a former trade continues to have effect notwithstanding anything in these regulations.

(3)Any person who completes the course of training prescribed in relation to a former trade under the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 as in force before the commencement of these regulations is entitled to be issued with a certificate for the trade of “Graphic Pre‑Press”, listed in Schedule 1 to the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 as a consequence of these regulations.

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15The Miscellaneous Regulations (Validation) Act 1985 applied to these regulations. It deems the regulations not to have ceased to have effect as a result of the failure to comply with section 42(1) of the Interpretation Act 1984, subject to their being laid before the Legislative Assembly. The Interpretation Act 1984 s. 42(2) then applied as if the words “or if any regulations are not laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with subsection (1)” had been omitted.

16The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2005 r. 8 reads as follows:

8.Transitional

The Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 as in force immediately before 1 January 2006 continue to apply to and in relation to an apprentice who commenced service under an apprenticeship agreement (but not including any period of employment as a probationer) before 1 January 2006 in one of the following trades —

(a)Baking (Combined Breadmaking and Pastrycooking);

(b)Breadmaking; or

(c)Pastrycooking.

”.

17On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Industrial Training (Aapprenticeship Training) Amendment Regultions 2006 r. 4‑9 had not come into operation. They read as follows:

4.Schedule 1 amended

Schedule 1 is amended as follows:

(a)by deleting the items for —

(i)Bricklaying;

(ii)Carpentry and Joinery;

(iii)Plastering;

(iv)Tilelaying;

(v)Wall and Ceiling Fixing;

(b)after the item for “Baking (Combined Breadmaking and Pastrycooking)” by inserting the following items in the appropriate alphabetical positions —

Bricklaying

Carpentry and Joinery

Plastering

Tilelaying

Wall and Ceiling Fixing

”;

(c)after the item for “Wall and Ceiling Fixing” (as inserted by paragraph (b)) by inserting the following items —

Bricklaying (Housing)

2 Years

Carpentry (Housing)

 

Joinery (Housing)

 

Plastering (Housing)

 

Wall and Ceiling Fixing (Housing)

 

Wall and Floor Tiling (Housing)

 

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5.Schedule 2 amended

Schedule 2 is amended by deleting the items for —

(a)Carpentry and Joinery;

(b)Plastering.

6.Schedule 3 amended

Schedule 3 is amended in Column 1 by deleting “Bricklaying” and “Carpentry and Joinery”.

7.Schedule 3A amended

Schedule 3A is amended by inserting the following items in the appropriate alphabetical positions —

Bricklaying

320 hours

320 hours

120 hours

 

Carpentry and Joinery

320 hours

320 hours

120 hours

 

Plastering

320 hours

320 hours

120 hours

 

Bricklaying (Housing)

320 hours

270 hours

 

 

Carpentry (Housing)

320 hours

256 hours

 

 

Joinery (Housing)

320 hours

236 hours

 

 

Plastering (Housing)

320 hours

272 hours

 

 

Wall and Ceiling Fixing (Housing)

320 hours

240 hours

 

 

Wall and Floor Tiling (Housing)

320 hours

322 hours

 

 

Tilelaying

320 hours

320 hours

120 hours

 

Wall and Ceiling Fixing

320 hours

320 hours

120 hours

 

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8.Schedule 4 amended

Schedule 4 is amended by deleting the items for —

(a)Bricklaying;

(b)Carpentry and Joinery;

(c)Plastering; and

(d)Wall and Ceiling Fixing.

9.Transitional

(1)Subject to this regulation the Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Training) Regulations 1981 as in force immediately before 1 May 2006 continue to apply to and in relation to —

(a)an apprentice who commenced service in a building trade under an apprenticeship agreement before 1 May 2006 (an existing apprentice); or

(b)a person who —

(i)commenced employment as a probationer in a building trade before 1 May 2006;

(ii)completes that probationary employment after 1 May 2006; and

(iii)on completing that probationary employment commences service under an apprenticeship agreement,

(an existing probationer).

(2)The parties to the apprenticeship agreement of an existing probationer may, with the approval of the Director, agree in the apprenticeship agreement —

(a)that the term of the apprenticeship is to be 3 years; or

(b)that —

(i)the apprentice is to be employed in a housing building trade (instead of the building trade in which he or she was employed as a probationer); and

(ii)the term of the apprenticeship is to be 2 years.

(3)If the parties to an apprenticeship agreement agree in the manner described in subregulation (2)(a) or (b), subsection (1) ceases to apply to and in relation to the apprentice when he or she commences service under the apprenticeship agreement.

(4)The parties to the apprenticeship agreement of an existing apprentice may, with the approval of the Director, vary the apprenticeship agreement to —

(a)change the term of the apprenticeship to 3 years (plus any extension made by the Director under subregulation (6)); or

(b)change —

(i)the trade in which the apprentice is employed to a housing building trade; and

(ii)the term of the apprenticeship to 2 years (plus any extension made by the Director under subregulation (6)).

(5)An application for approval under subregulation (4) must be made —

(a)in a form and manner approved by the Director; and

(b)within 3 months of the date on which these regulations come into operation.

(6)If, when an application is made for approval under subregulation (4) —

(a)the apprentice has not —

(i)attended all the classes;

(ii)obtained all the instruction; and

(iii)undertaken all the courses and skills training programmes;

that the apprentice is required by section 33(1) of the Act to attend, obtain or undertake in relation to the trade in which he or she is to be employed under the varied agreement; and

(b)the Director is satisfied that the apprentice will not reasonably be able to complete those requirements during the term of the apprenticeship (as varied),

the Director may, before approving the variation, extend the term of the apprenticeship (as specified in the variation) by such period as the Director considers is reasonably necessary for the apprentice to complete those requirements.

(7)A variation of an apprenticeship agreement under subregulation (4) takes effect on the date on which it is approved by the Director.

(8)If an apprenticeship agreement is varied under subregulation (4), subsection (1) ceases to apply to and in relation to the apprentice on the date the variation takes effect.

(9)In this regulation —

building trade means —

(a)bricklaying;

(b)carpentry and joinery;

(c)plastering;

(d)tilelaying; or

(e)wall and ceiling fixing;

housing building trade means —

(a)bricklaying (housing);

(b)carpentry (housing);

(c)joinery (housing);

(d)plastering (housing);

(e)wall and ceiling fixing (housing); or

(f)wall and floor tiling (housing).

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