New South Wales Consolidated Acts

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP ACT 2001 - SECT 25

25 Juniors not to be employed in recognised trade vocations unless apprentices or qualified tradespersons

(1) An employer must not employ a junior in a recognised trade vocation unless the junior is an apprentice or qualified tradesperson in that vocation.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) This section does not apply to:

(a) the employment of a person in a recognised traineeship vocation that is, or forms part of, a recognised trade vocation, or

(b) the employment of a person in a recognised trade vocation by a spouse, de facto partner or parent of the person, or

(c) the employment of a person in a recognised trade vocation, or in any part of a recognised trade vocation, that is exempted by the regulations from the operation of this section.

(3) In this section:
"de facto partner" of a person means the other party to a de facto relationship (within the meaning of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 ) with the person.