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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > > (3) (Repealed) > > **s 25:** Am 2008 No 23, Sch 3.3 \[1\] \[2\]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.5 \[1\] \[2\].