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Child Employment Act 2003
28Provisions that do not apply to employment in entertainment
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28 Provisions that do not apply to employment in entertainment
(1) The following provisions of this Act do not apply to the employment of a child in entertainment—
(a) section 21 (hours of work);
(b) section 22 (rest breaks).
There is also no minimum age for the employment of children in entertainment—see section 10(2).
S. 28(2) amended by Nos 14/2021 s. 15, 27/2022 s. 67, 35/2025 s. 59.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria may take into account any provision referred to in that subsection in determining the conditions (if any) to be imposed on a licence for the employment of a child in entertainment.