Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 1) (NO 29 OF 2002) - REG 15

insert

Schedule 4     Modification of Act, chapter 16

(see reg 101)

4.1     New section 240A

insert

240A     Work experience students

    (1)     An individual is taken not to be a worker employed by a person (the principal ) for the current Act, section 14 (Trainees), if—

        (a)     the engagement of the individual by the principal is arranged by an educational institution at which the individual is enrolled; and

        (b)     the engagement is part of a work experience program (however described) run by the educational institution.

Example of work experience program

work placement program

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     In this section:

"educational institution" means—

        (a)     a school, college or other educational institution established or maintained on behalf of the Territory; or

        (b)     a school registered, or provisionally registered, under the Education Act 1937 , part 3 (Registered schools); or

        (c)     an educational institution established under a Territory law or a law of the Commonwealth or a State.