Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS REGULATION 2003 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Statutory conditions about children taking part in collections

(see s 10)

1.1     Consent to take part in collections

    (1)     A child who is under 12 years old must not take part in a collection unless a person with parental responsibility for the child has given written consent to the child taking part in the collection.

    (2)     A child who is at least 12 years old must not take part in a collection unless—

        (a)     the child has given his or her written consent to taking part in the collection; and

        (b)     a person with parental responsibility for the child has given written consent to the child taking part in the collection.

1.2     Supervision of children under 6 years old

A child under 6 years old who is taking part in a collection must be directly supervised by a person with parental responsibility for the child.

1.3     Supervision of children 6 years old or older

    (1)     This section applies in relation to a child who is 6 years old or older who is taking part in a collection.

    (2)     The child must be adequately supervised having regard to the age, sex and maturity of the child.

    (3)     The person supervising the child (the supervisor ) must be an adult.

    (4)     The supervisor must—

        (a)     supervise no more than 6 children; and

        (b)     ensure that each child is accompanied by another child who is at least 6 years old or by an adult; and

        (c)     be in close proximity to each child being supervised; and

        (d)     know the whereabouts of each child; and

        (e)     take all reasonable steps to ensure that each child does not—

              (i)     enter a private dwelling; or

              (ii)     solicit or receive money or a benefit from a person in a motor vehicle; and

        (f)     make contact with each child at intervals of not longer than 30 minutes.

    (5)     Subsection (4) does not apply if a child is accompanied by an adult while taking part in the collection.

1.4     Contact by person with parental responsibility

A collection must be carried out in such a way as to give a person with parental responsibility for a child taking part in the collection a reasonable opportunity to contact the child.

1.5     Hours of participation

    (1)     A child must not take part in a collection—

        (a)     before 6 am or sunrise (whichever is later); and

        (b)     after 7 pm or sunset (whichever is earlier).

    (2)     This section does not apply if a child is accompanied by an adult while taking part in the collection.

1.6     Maximum periods

    (1)     A child under 12 years old must not take part in a collection for more than 3 hours (including any rest breaks) on any 1 day.

    (2)     A child who is at least 12 years old—

        (a)     must not take part in a collection for more than 7 hours (including any rest breaks) on any 1 day; and

        (b)     must not take part in a collection for more than 3 hours without a rest break of at least 30 minutes.