VET legislation
National legislation
With the responsibilities of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) being assumed by DEST on 1 July 2005, previous legislation will be replaced by:
- Skilling Australia 's Workforce 2005
- Skilling Australia 's Workforce (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) 2005.
Northern Territory legislation
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Act 2004
- Establishes the Ministerial Advisory Board for Employment and Training and the NT Employment and Training Authority
- The Act regulates:
- Accreditation of courses
- Registration of registered training organisations
- Registration of training agreements
- Registration of training schedules - signed between National Apprentice Centre, Apprentice and the Employer
- Employer's obligations in relation to their apprentices.
Equal opportunity and discrimination legislation
This legislation makes discrimination and harassment in the provision of education, employment and the provision of goods and services unlawful. The NT Anti-Discrimination Act 1999 makes it unlawful for an educational organisation to discriminate against a person by:
- Refusing or failing to accept the person's application for admission as a student
- Denying or limiting the student's access to benefits normally provided to other students
- Treating a student less favourably in any way in connection with the student's training or instruction.
Occupational health and safety legislation
Occupational heath and safety laws apply to the workplace at all times including during periods of training. It is important to ensure that apprentices and trainees understand principles of safety and health as they relate to the workplace. The Northern Territory Work Health Act 2002 regulates occupational health and safety in the Northern Territory.
This Act requires employers to:
- Provide to the employees the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to enable them to perform their work in a manner that is safe and without risk to their health
- Ensure that the workplace is safe for the employees and without risk to their health.
Freedom of Information legislation
The Northern Territory Information Act (2002) covers the protection of personal information, record keeping and archive management of information held in the public sector, was passed in October 2002 and commenced 1 July 2003. The Information Act incorporates FOI, privacy principles and record and archive management.
Check out further details of the Information Act.
Privacy legislation
The Information Act requires that public sector organisations must comply with the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) as set out in the Schedule of the Act.
The information privacy principles (IPPs) are the principles for collecting and handling personal information by public sector organisations that are specified in the Schedule. If there is an inconsistency between an IPP and another provision of this Act, to the extent of the inconsistency, the other provision applies and the IPP does not apply.
IPP 1 (Collection) and IPP 10 (Sensitive information) apply in relation to personal information that a public sector organisation collects at any time after this Part commences. IPPs 2 to 9 (inclusive) apply in relation to personal information that a public sector organisation handles at any time after this Part commences, regardless of when the organisation collected the information.
A public sector organisation interferes with a person's privacy if the organisation contravenes an IPP, a code of practice or an authorisation.
Check out further details of the Privacy legislation.
