Child Employment Act 2003
9Employment without a licence
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9 Employment without a licence
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.
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.
- 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).
This section also does not apply to the employment of a child in accordance with a work experience arrangement under