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Children and Young People Act 2008
795Offence—employment of children and young people
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795 Offence—employment of children and young people under 15 years old (a) the person employs a child or young person; and (b) the child or young person is under 15 years old. Note Employment as part of an exempted work experience program is not employment for this chapter (see s 781 (1), def employment, par (c)).
(2) This section is subject to the following sections: (a) section 796 (which is about light work); (b) section 797 (which is about family businesses).