Apprenticeship Regulations (ACT)

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT

O F GOVERNMENT.

Regulations under the Apprenticeship Ordinance 1936.

1 THOMAS. PATERS ON, Minister of State for theInterior, in	, pursuance of the powers conferred by the' Apprenticeship
Ordinance 1936, hereby make -the following Regulations. Dated ithis 27th day of January, 1937.	•
-...,-	T. PATERSON,

:

Minister of State for the Interior.

APPRENTICESHIP: REGULATIONS.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Apprenticeship Regula-

tions.

are, in the opinion of the Board reasonably applicable, apply to trainee °B"' 2. These Regulations relating to apprentices shall, so far as they Application of

apprentices,

respective years of his apprenticeship shall, subject to the provisions ° apprei 3 .— (1.) The rates of wages payable to any apprentice in the Rates of wanes

of this regulation, be not less than the following percentages of the rates of wages fixed for journeymen in the relative trade in an award of the Industr ial Board, or, if there is no such award, of the ruling rate for such journeymen in the Territory, namely:—

I n the first year—15 per centum.
I n the second year—25 (per centum.
I n the third year—35 per centum.
I n the fourth year— -45 per centum.
In the fifth year—60 per centum.

(2.) Where the Secretary certifies that any apprentice has obtained at least 75 per centum of the possible marks in any annual examination conducted by the school known as the Canberra Trades School in the theory and practice of the apprenticeship trade in which he is apprenticed, the rate of wages payable to the apprentice in the year next following that in which the examination was held, shall be such rate as would be payable if for the rates specified in the last preceding sub-regulation the following rates were substituted:—•

In the second year—27£ per centum; I n the third year—37^ per centum; I n the fourth year—47£ per centum; In the fifth year—G2-| per centum.

4. An applicant to become an apprentice in an apprenticeship trade Notice to t>o
shall be notified by the Board fourteen days before the probationary probationers,
period of three months has expired as to his fitness or otherwise for

the apprenticeship.

1 in the Schedule 'to these Regulations, subject to such modifications indcnt,ircs- 5. Indentures of Apprenticeship may be in accordance with Form Kormof

and adaptat ions, as arc agreed to by the parties and approved by the

Board.

temporarily from one master to another and the indentures of appren- t r a n s I e n 6. Where under the Ordinance, an apprentice is transferred Temporary

ticeship are not assigned, the apprentice and the temporary master shall be subject to such conditions and directions as the Board determines.

7.—(1.) Any person desirous of employing trainee apprentices in itcgistration of

any trade shall make application in writing to the Board and shall	e^p"oyCrs
produce evidence to the Board that he has such qualifications and facilities as are necessary for teaching and instructing trainee appren- tices the trade specified in the application.
(2.) Where the Board is satisfied that the applicant has the neces- sary qualifications and facilities for teaching and instructing trainee apprentices in the trade specified in his application and is a fit and proper person to he registered as a trainee employer, it may register
the applicant as a trainee employer in respect of that trade.

the trade in respect of which he is registered is available and while provide6"t0 8. Any person registered as a trainee employer shall, while work at Traineo

the progress and conduct of the trainee apprentice remains satisfactory, facilities for

provide facilities for teaching and instructing the trainee a pprentice apprentices to

the trade to which lie is apprenticed. learn trade.

9.—(1.) The period of t raining of trainee apprentices shall be the r-criod of

same as that determined in respect of indentured apprentices:	training.
(2.) Any period of unemployment during the period of t raining of a trainee apprentice shall not be taken into account in calculating the ppriod of training.
(3.) During any period of unemployment, a trainee apprentice shall, except where otherwise specially exempted by the Board, attend the day classes at a Vocational Tra in ing School approved by the Board.

10. The terms and conditions of employment of any apprentice Terms and

in an apprenticeship trade relating to the method of payment, public employment of in respect of journeymen in that trade.
holidays, ' annual leave, travelling time, hours of employment and apprentices,
overtime shall be those determined 'by the Indust r ia l Board in any

Overtime. 11.—(1.) An apprentice, under the age of eighteen years, shall not, without his consent, work any overtime.

(2.) N o overtime shall be worked by any apprentice— •

( a ) where the working of that overtime would interfere in any manner with the prescribed attendance of the apprentice at the Canberra Trades School or a Vocational Tra in ing iSchool approved by the Board ; and

(b) unless a t least one journeyman is employed at the same

trade during the same period of overtime.

Re-employment	12. Where, through lack of work, it becomes necessary for an employer to dispense with the services of a trainee apprentice, the trainee apprentice shall be considered by the employer for employment when work is again available in priori ty to any person who is not a trainee apprentice.
of trainee
apprentices.
Attendance at	13. Every trainee apprentice shall submit himself for examination annually, and, unless the Board is satisfied that -there are very special circumstances entirely beyond the control of the trainee apprentice, the Board shall cancel ithe trainee apprentice's progress card where an unsatisfactory report as to his conduct or diligence is received from the proper authority at the school attended by him.
Trades School.

S C H E D U L E .

TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OP GOVERNMENT.

Apprenticeship Ordinance 1036.

FORM OF INDENTURE.

This indenture made the	day of	One thousand nine
hundred and	between	the son of

of	and hereinafter designated apprentice, first part;
of the second part (as consenting hereto) ; and	of

in the said Territory, carrying on business at in the said Terri- tory (hereinafter called the master), of the third part, witnesseth as follows, that is to say:—

1. The apprentice of his own free wjll hereby binds himself to serve the

master as his apprentice, and to accept training and instruction in industry or

occupation	of	for the term of
years from the	day of	One thousand nine hundred
and

2. The master hereby accepts the apprentice as his apprentice during the said term, and undertakes that he will during the same term, to the best of his power, skill, and knowledge, train and instruct the apprentice, or cause him to be trained and instructed as a competent journeyman in the industry or occupation of

now being carried on by the master at

in accordance with the regulations, or orders, applicable to the case of the master and apprentice made under the provisions of the. Apprenticeship Ordinance, 193G, the Industrial Board Ordinance, 193G, and the Vommo-nweallh Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1934.

3. It is further, in consideration of the premises, mutually agreed between the partiea to this indenture: —

(a) that the apprentice will diligently and faithfully obey and serve the master as his apprentice at the said place during the said term, and, except in accordance with any provisions for an annual or other holiday or vacation, or for attendance at any school which may be required applicable to the case of the master and apprentice

and duly made as aforesaid, will not absent himself from the

master's service during the hours prescribed by the master for such
service without the master's leave;

(6) that the apprentice shall attend the Canberra Trades School during the period of his apprenticeship for a course of supplementary training, if available, in the practical portion of his trade, together witli any theoretical teaching necessary to make him a competent journeyman;

(c) that the apprentice shall submit himself to the examinations held periodically at the Canberra Trades School, and that an unsatis- factory report from the School may be deemed by the Apprenticeship Board to be good cause for the cancellation of the indentures.
(d) that the master shall, provided the apprentice gains a' pass a t the annual examination of tho Canberra Trades School, and completes 80 per cent of the possible attendances for the year, refund the full Trades School fees for such year to the apprentice.
[e) that the apprentice will not commit or permit or be accessory to any hurt or damage to the master or his property, or conceal any such hurt or damage if known to him, but shall do everything in his power to prevent the same.
[f) that the master will pay to the apprentice during the said term, the prescribed rates and observe the prescribed conditions of employment :

Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to impose any obligation on the master to pay the apprentice for any day or part of a clay on which he shall be voluntarily absent from work without the consent of the rnaster; and

Provided, further, that the apprentice shall be entitled to not
more than one week's pay for time lost in any one year through
sickness or injury not covered by the Commonwealth Employees'

Compensation Act 1930, as amended from time to time, or the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance 1931-33, as amended from time to time, as the case may be, provided that a medical certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the employer is produced.

(j>) that in case the apprentice shall at any time during the said term be persistently disobedient to the lawful orders or commands of the master, or those whom lie may please to set over the apprentice in liis said business, or be slothful or negligent, or shall otherwise grossly misbehave himself, then it shall be lawful for the master to give the apprentice notice of his intention to apply to the Apprenticeship Board for the cancellation of the indenture.

The Apprenticeship Board may inquire into the question and the determination of the Apprenticeship Board shall be final and binding on both parties.

(/i) that the apprentice shall not be deemed to have completed any par- ticular year of his service unless he shall have actually given .service to the master upon not less than the ordinary working days prescribed by law for the industry:

Provided that time spent in attending before the said Apprentice- ship Board or at school by permission of the master shall, unless the Apprenticeship Board otherwise orders, be regarded as time actually given to the service of the master.

(i) that the apprentice, at the end of the calendar period of any year in which he has actually given service to the master upon less than the ordinary working days prescribed by law for the industry, or in which lie has voluntarily absented himself without the master's consent shall, for every day short of the said number of working days—less fourteen days—and in the second case fo>' every day of such absence, if the Apprenticeship Board shall 60 order, serve one day, and the calendar period of the succeeding year of his service shall not be deemed to begin until the said additional day or days shall .have been served.
(j) that the master and apprentice shall faithfully comply with and carry out the conditions and terms of any order of the Apprentice- ship Board applicable to their case, and duly made in accordance with the provisions of the Apprenticeship Ordinance 1930.

(k) that this indenture may be annulled by the Apprenticeship Board upon the application of the master of apprentice for good cause shown. .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said parties to these presents have hereunto set

their hands and seals the day and year first abovewritten.

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said—

Apprentice	(Seal)	In the presence of-
And by the said Master	(Seal)	In the presence of-
And by the said	(Seal)	In the presence of-

Indentures duly completed.

Employer.

Date

TUANSFEB OK APPRENTICE.

(Name of Employer) the employer doth hereby with the consent of the apprentice and the parent (or guardian) transfer and assign the agreement dated the

day of	19. ., and the services of the apprentice unto (Nciv Employer)
of
AND the said	(New Employer)

lor himself his executors administrators and assigns doth hereby declare his
acceptance of the said apprentice and acknowledge himself hound by the cove-

nants conditions and agreements contained in the said agreement and on the part

of the employer to be observed and performed and will keep the said

(Previous Employer) indemnified from the same and from

all actions claims and demands in respect thereof.

As WITNESS the hands and seals of the parties this

day of , 19 . . .

(Seal)

Signature of previous Employer. Witness.

(Seal)

Signature of new Employer. Vilness.

(Seal)

Signature of Parent or Guardian. Witness.

(Seal)

Signature of Apprentice.	Witness.
Xoted and registered this	day of

, 19--.

Registrar.