Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 39

39 .         Probation periods of training contracts

        (1)         The probation period of a training contract begins on the commencement date of employment stated in question 3 of the contract and is the shorter of —

            (a)         3 months; or

            (b)         the period that is one-twelfth of the contract’s nominal period,

                but in any event must not be less than one month.

        (2)         A party to a training contract may apply to the chief executive before the probation period of the contract expires for approval to vary the contract by extending the probation period for a period stated in the application and not exceeding the length of the probation period determined under subregulation (1).

        (3)         If the chief executive grants the application, the approval must state the period, decided by the chief executive, by which the probation period may be extended, but it must not exceed the length of the probation period determined under subregulation (1).

        (4)         If the application is granted, the parties may vary the contract by extending the probation period from its expiry for the period stated in the chief executive’s approval.