Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215:clause:5_550a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00215
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 550A
Character Range: 133468–134526

550A  Requiring a person to apply for job vacancies

General

 (1) The Secretary may notify a person in writing (other than a person who is undertaking full‑time study or who is a new apprentice) that the person must apply for a particular number of advertised job vacancies in the period stated in the notice, being a period of not less than 14 days.

Note 1: For undertaking full‑time study see section 541B.

Note 2: For new apprentice see subsection 23(1).

Statements confirming job applications

 (2) The person must give the Secretary a written statement from each employer whose job vacancy the person applied for that confirms that the person applied for the job vacancy.

Form of statements

 (3) The statement from the employer must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

Exemption from giving the Secretary statements

 (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the Secretary is satisfied that there are special circumstances in which it is not reasonable to expect the person to give the statement referred to in that subsection.