Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Child Employment Act 2003 - SECT 21

Condition 2-hours of work

21. Condition 2-hours of work



(1) A child may be employed-

   (a)  for a maximum of 3 hours per day and 12 hours per week at any time
        during school term; and

   (b)  for a maximum of 6 hours per day and 30 hours per week at any time
        outside school term.

Note A child must not be employed during school hours-see section 11.

(2) The hours in subsection (1)(b) are inclusive of rest breaks.

(3) A child must not be employed to perform work on any day-

   (a)  earlier than 6 a.m. or sunrise (whichever is later) or later than 6
        p.m. or sunset (whichever is earlier) if the child is employed in
        street trading;



   (b)  earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 9 p.m. in any other case.

Note This section does not apply to the employment of a child in a family
business or in entertainment-see sections 25(a) and 28(1)(a).