CHILD PROTECTION (PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1998 - SECT 8 Employer not to employ prohibited person in child-related employment

This legislation has been repealed.

CHILD PROTECTION (PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1998 - SECT 8

8 Employer not to employ prohibited person in child-related employment

(1) Offence of employing prohibited person in child-related employment An employer must not commence employing, or continue to employ, in child-related employment a person that the employer knows is a prohibited person.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, in the case of a corporation, and 50 penalty units in any other case.

(2) Transitional provision relating to employment during the 3-month period after commencement of this subsection An employer does not commit an offence under this section by continuing to employ a prohibited person in child-related employment during the period of 3 months after the commencement of this section if the employer takes all reasonable steps available in the circumstances to prevent or restrict the person from having unsupervised contact with children during that 3-month period.