Passed by both Houses




                        New South Wales




Children and Young Persons (Care and
Protection) Amendment (Children's
Employment) Bill 2009


Contents

                                                                   Page
           1   Name of Act                                           2
           2   Commencement                                          2
  Schedule 1   Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and
               Protection) Act 1998 No 157                           3
  Schedule 2   Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and
               Protection--Child Employment) Regulation 2005         4


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finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.


                                                Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                                Legislative Assembly,
                                                Sydney,                     , 2009




                             New South Wales




Children and Young Persons (Care and
Protection) Amendment (Children's
Employment) Bill 2009
Act No      , 2009




An Act to amend the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
and related legislation with respect to the employment of children.




I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.


                                   Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.


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Clause 1      Employment) Bill 2009




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
           This Act is the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)
           Amendment (Children's Employment) Act 2009.
 2    Commencement
           This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.




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Employment) Bill 2009

Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998   Schedule 1
No 157



Schedule 1             Amendment of Children and Young
                       Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
                       No 157
[1]   Section 221 Definitions
      Omit the definition of child in section 221 (1). Insert instead:
                  child means:
                   (a) a person under the age of 15 years (except as provided by
                         paragraph (b)), or
                   (b) a person under the age of 16 years (in the case of
                         employment as a model).
[2]   Section 223 Certain employers of children to be authorised
      Omit "10 penalty units". Insert instead "100 penalty units".
[3]   Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions
      Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
                    Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment
                    (Children's Employment) Act 2009
[4]   Schedule 3
      Insert at the end of the Schedule with appropriate Part and clause numbering:

      Part          Provision consequent on enactment of
                    Children and Young Persons (Care and
                    Protection) Amendment (Children's
                    Employment) Act 2009
             Application of amendment
                    The amendment to the definition of child in section 221 made by
                    the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)
                    Amendment (Children's Employment) Act 2009 extends to the
                    employment of a person on or after the commencement of that
                    amendment, even if the contract or other arrangement under
                    which the person is employed was entered into or made before
                    that commencement.




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               Employment) Bill 2009

Schedule 2     Amendment of Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection--Child
               Employment) Regulation 2005



Schedule 2           Amendment of Children and Young
                     Persons (Care and Protection--Child
                     Employment) Regulation 2005
      Schedule 1 Code of Practice
      Insert "(or 16 years for models)" after "15 years" in the Column with the
      heading "Age" in Table A.




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