Child Employment Regulation 2016
sec.37Leaving a workplace—children 13 years or older
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sec.37 Leaving a workplace—children 13 years or older
An employer of a school-aged child who is 13 years or older must take reasonable steps to ensure the child does not leave the child’s workplace unless— the child is in the care of a parent or an authorised person; or all of the following apply— the child’s home is less than 10km from the child’s workplace; the child’s journey home will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 6p.m.; the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work; or all of the following apply— a parent of the child has given the employer written consent to allow the child to travel home alone; the child’s journey will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 8:30p.m.; the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec) An employer of a school-aged child who is 13 years or older must take reasonable steps to ensure the child does not leave the child’s workplace unless— the child is in the care of a parent or an authorised person; or all of the following apply— the child’s home is less than 10km from the child’s workplace; the child’s journey home will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 6p.m.; the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work; or all of the following apply— a parent of the child has given the employer written consent to allow the child to travel home alone; the child’s journey will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 8:30p.m.; the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work.
- (a) the child is in the care of a parent or an authorised person; or
- (b) all of the following apply— (i) the child’s home is less than 10km from the child’s workplace; (ii) the child’s journey home will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 6p.m.; (iii) the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work; or
- (i) the child’s home is less than 10km from the child’s workplace;
- (ii) the child’s journey home will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 6p.m.;
- (iii) the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work; or
- (c) all of the following apply— (i) a parent of the child has given the employer written consent to allow the child to travel home alone; (ii) the child’s journey will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 8:30p.m.; (iii) the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work.