Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Child Employment Act 2003 - SECT 13

Application for a permit

13. Application for a permit



(1) A parent or guardian of a child may apply to the Secretary for a permit
for the child to engage in employment.

(2) An application for a permit must-

   (a)  be in the form approved by the Secretary; and

   (b)  state the name of the child and the child's school; and

   (c)  state the name of-

   (i)  the child's prospective employer; and

   (ii) each person who will have direct supervision or control of the child
        in the proposed employment, where the supervision or control will not
        be directly supervised by another person; and

   (d)  contain, in respect of each person referred to in paragraph (c) who is
        not a parent, guardian or extended family member of the child-

   (i)  the signed consent of the person to a police check, in the form and
        containing the particulars specified for the purpose by the Chief
        Commissioner of Police; or

   (ii) a statutory declaration that the person consented to a police check in
        connection with an application for a permit or declaration of
        suitability made within the previous 12 months and that since that
        time the person has not been charged with any offence; and

   (e)  contain a statement by the child's prospective employer giving details
        of-

   (i)  the intended workplace of the child and the business, trade or
        occupation carried on there; and

   (ii) the duties it is intended that the child will perform; and

   (iii) the intended hours of work of the child; and

   (f)  be signed-

   (i)  by the applicant; and

   (ii) by or on behalf of the prospective employer; and

   (iii) by or on behalf of the child's school if the proposed employment will
        occur during school term.

(3) If the child is not required to attend any school, the application must
contain a statement to that effect and give the reason why the child is not
required to attend.

(4) The Secretary may refuse to consider an application if it does not comply
with this section.