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

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

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—100 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.

Note.

“De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.

(3) (Repealed)

s 25: Am 2008 No 23, Sch 3.3 [1] [2]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.5 [1] [2].