Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsIn this part:
"AQF"—see Australian qualifications framework .
"AQTF"—see Australian quality training framework .
"Australian qualifications framework "(or AQF ) means the policy framework that defines all qualifications recognised nationally in post-compulsory education and training in Australia.
"Australian quality training framework" (or AQTF ) means the national quality arrangements for the vocational education and training system agreed to by the Ministerial Council.
"Commonwealth regulatory authority" means the government authority responsible for administering the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cwlth).
"competency" means the ability to perform a task or duty to a competency standard.
"competency standard" means an industry-determined specification of performance setting out the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to operate effectively in employment made up of units of competency.
"corresponding law" means a law mentioned in schedule 2.
"direct supervision", of a trainee, means overseeing the work of the trainee for the purpose of directing, demonstrating, monitoring and checking the trainee's performance appropriate to the trainee's competency level and ensuring a capacity to respond to emergency situations.
"high risk work" means work in a class mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 2.
"licensing authority" means the authority responsible for the administration of high risk work licensing under a corresponding law.
"Ministerial Council" means the council consisting of the Ministers responsible for employment, education and training, from the ACT, each State and the Commonwealth.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, def "State").
"national licence" means a licence to carry out high risk work issued under—
(a) this part; or
(b) a corresponding law.
"nationally endorsed", for a training package, means endorsed by the committee known as the national training quality committee established by the Ministerial Council.
"recognised qualification", to carry out high risk work under a corresponding law, means any of the following:
(a) a certificate of competency to carry out high risk work issued under the corresponding law;
(b) another qualification (other than a licence) recognised under the corresponding law.
"registered training organisation" means—
(a) a training organisation registered under the Training and Tertiary Education Act 2003 , chapter 3; or
(b) a training organisation registered by a state registering body in accordance with the Australian quality training framework within a defined scope of registration.
"statement of attainment" means a statement issued by a registered training organisation under the Australian qualifications framework certifying that a person has achieved—
(a) part of a qualification; or
(b) 1 or more units of competency from a nationally endorsed training package; or
(c) all the units of competency or modules comprising learning outcomes for an accredited course that do not meet the requirements for a qualification.
"state registering body" means the body responsible under a State's vocational education training legislation and decision-making framework, for all processes related to the registration of training organisations, including the imposition of sanctions.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, def State ).
"supervisor", for a trainee carrying out a class of high risk work, means a person who holds—
(a) a national licence to carry out the work; or
(b) a certificate of competency to do scheduled work that corresponds with the class of high risk work.
"trainee" means a person who is not licensed to carry out a class of high risk work but who is undertaking training provided by a registered training organisation towards obtaining a licence to do the work.
training package means an integrated set of competency standards, assessment guidelines and AQF qualifications for a particular industry, industry sector or enterprise.
unit of competency means the specification of knowledge and skill and their application to the standard of performance expected in a workplace.
Division 8.2 High risk work licence