4AActivities that are not employment

4A Activities that are not employment

(1) For the purposes of section 4(5), the following activities are specified—

(a) participating in a church, religious service or religious program;

(b) participating in a project or entertainment the net proceeds of which are applied for the benefit of—

(i) a church; or

(ii) any other religious body; or

(iii) an institution that is established for public worship;

(c) participating in a project or entertainment for the benefit or as part of the activities of a school if the child—

(i) is enrolled at the school; and

(ii) is under the direction or control of the school;

(d) participating in work under a training contract within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;

(e) undertaking domestic activities (including babysitting services) on an occasional or casual basis at residential premises if the child is the only person who will seek or obtain a financial benefit for that employment or engagement;

(f) undertaking tutoring activities on an occasional or casual basis if the child is the only person who will seek or obtain a financial benefit for that employment or engagement;

(g) being recorded (whether the recording is audio or audio visual) for the purposes of a specified program if the child—

(i) is not being recorded as the presenter of the specified program; and

(ii) is not being given directions about how to appear or what to say by a director or producer of the specified program or a person making the recording;

(h) being recorded (whether the recording is audio or audio visual) for the purposes of any program if the child is in a public place and is providing a spontaneous reply or opinion in response to a question;

(i) performing work in relation to a low‑risk sporting activity, including coaching, refereeing or umpiring;

(j) any activity or arrangement prescribed not to be employment.

(2) In this section—

specified program means a news, current affairs, lifestyle, documentary or education program, but does not include a reality program.

S. 4B inserted by No. 27/2022 s. 7.