CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 374 Dangerous employment

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 374

(1)     The chief executive may, on application by someone who proposes to employ a young child to engage in activities dangerous to the health or safety of the child, consent to the employment of the child.

(2)     The chief executive may refuse to give consent if the chief executive reasonably believes that the proposed employment would be likely to prejudice the health or safety of the young child.

(3)     The consent of the chief executive may be subject to stated conditions relating to the preservation of the health and safety of the child as the chief executive thinks fit.

(4)     A person must not, except with the consent of the chief executive, employ a young child if the employment involves the child engaging in activities dangerous to the health or safety of the child.

Penalty:

        (a)     for an individual—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both;

        (b)     for a body corporate—1000 penalty units.

(5)     A person to whom consent under subsection (1) has been given must not fail to comply with a condition to which the consent is subject.

Penalty:

        (a)     for an individual—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both;

        (b)     for a body corporate—500 penalty units.