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New South Wales
Children and Young Persons (Care and
Protection) Amendment (Children's
Employment) Bill 2009
Contents
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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
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
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.
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's
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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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's
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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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's
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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