CHILD EMPLOYMENT ACT 2003 - SECT 9 Employment without a licence

CHILD EMPLOYMENT ACT 2003 - SECT 9

S. 9(1)

amended by Nos 26/2010 s. 10(a), 27/2022 s. 10, substituted by No. 27/2022 s. 51(2).

    (1)     A person must not employ a child unless the person holds a licence that authorises that employment.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units in the case of a body corporate;

    240 penalty units in any other case.

S. 9(2) amended by No. 27/2022 s. 51(3).

    (2)     A parent or guardian of a child must not allow the child to engage in employment unless the person who employs the child holds a licence that authorises the employment.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the employment of a child in a family business.

Note to s. 9 substituted by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 4.4), amended by No. 26/2010 s. 10(b).

Note

This section also does not apply to the employment of a child in accordance with a work experience arrangement under

Part 5.4 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 —see section 5.4.11 of that Act.