Child Employment Act 2006
sec.13Chief executive may prohibit a child doing particular work or limit the work the child may do
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sec.13 Chief executive may prohibit a child doing particular work or limit the work the child may do
The chief executive may issue a signed notice ( work limitation notice ) for a particular child or a particular employer. The work limitation notice may— prohibit— a child doing stated work for an employer or proposed employer the child would otherwise be permitted to do; or children doing stated work for a stated employer; or impose limitations on work— a child would otherwise be permitted to do for an employer or proposed employer; or children may do for a stated employer. The chief executive may issue a work limitation notice if the chief executive reasonably believes work stated in the work limitation notice— may interfere with the schooling of a child or children affected by the work limitation notice; or may be harmful to the health or safety or physical, mental, moral or social development of a child or children affected by the work limitation notice. The chief executive— may issue a work limitation notice on application or on the chief executive’s own initiative; and must give an issued work limitation notice to the employer or proposed employer affected by the work limitation notice. However, the chief executive must not issue a work limitation notice to an employer or proposed employer (the employer ) without first— giving the employer written notice of the application or proposal to issue a work limitation notice; and inviting the employer to make a written submission about why the work limitation notice should not be issued. A written submission mentioned in subsection (5) must be given to the chief executive within 7 days after receiving the notice or the further time the chief executive allows. The chief executive must consider a written submission made under subsection (6) . The chief executive may review a work limitation notice at any time the chief executive considers appropriate. A regulation may prescribe matters the chief executive must take into account when considering whether to issue a work limitation notice. An employer who requires or permits a child to work in contravention of a work limitation notice issued for the child or employer commits an offence. Maximum penalty for subsection (10) —100 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 33 . s 13 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.13-ssec.1) The chief executive may issue a signed notice ( work limitation notice ) for a particular child or a particular employer. (sec.13-ssec.2) The work limitation notice may— prohibit— a child doing stated work for an employer or proposed employer the child would otherwise be permitted to do; or children doing stated work for a stated employer; or impose limitations on work— a child would otherwise be permitted to do for an employer or proposed employer; or children may do for a stated employer. (sec.13-ssec.3) The chief executive may issue a work limitation notice if the chief executive reasonably believes work stated in the work limitation notice— may interfere with the schooling of a child or children affected by the work limitation notice; or may be harmful to the health or safety or physical, mental, moral or social development of a child or children affected by the work limitation notice. (sec.13-ssec.4) The chief executive— may issue a work limitation notice on application or on the chief executive’s own initiative; and must give an issued work limitation notice to the employer or proposed employer affected by the work limitation notice. (sec.13-ssec.5) However, the chief executive must not issue a work limitation notice to an employer or proposed employer (the employer ) without first— giving the employer written notice of the application or proposal to issue a work limitation notice; and inviting the employer to make a written submission about why the work limitation notice should not be issued. (sec.13-ssec.6) A written submission mentioned in subsection (5) must be given to the chief executive within 7 days after receiving the notice or the further time the chief executive allows. (sec.13-ssec.7) The chief executive must consider a written submission made under subsection (6) . (sec.13-ssec.8) The chief executive may review a work limitation notice at any time the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.13-ssec.9) A regulation may prescribe matters the chief executive must take into account when considering whether to issue a work limitation notice. (sec.13-ssec.10) An employer who requires or permits a child to work in contravention of a work limitation notice issued for the child or employer commits an offence. Maximum penalty for subsection (10) —100 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 33 .