Private Employment  Agents Act 2005

Private Employment Agents (Code of Conduct) Regulation 2005

Information Statement for Work Seekers (Other than Models and Performers)

Your relationship with a private employment agent is regulated by a number of Commonwelaht and State laws, in particular the Private Employment Agents Act 2005 and the Private Employment Agents (Code of Conduct) Regulation 2005 (the Code).

Prior to providing you with placement and employment services, we are obliged as a private employment agent, to provide you, as a work seeker, with the following information:

- We must not charge you a fee for finding, or attempting to find you work for you in contravention of section 408D of Industrial Relations Act 1999.

- We, and our employees have a working knowledge of State and Commonwealth legislation affecting the placement and employment of work seekers.

- We will ensure that all placements are made in accordance with any relevant legislative requirements.

If you believe that your agent has acted illegally, inappropriately or in a false or misleading way, you may obtain information about action that may be taken from the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, GPO Box 69, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Telephone: Fair Work Ombudsman 13 13 94.

The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations recommends that this document be retained on file by the private employment agent and that a copy is given to the work seeker.