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Children (Community Service Orders) Regulation 2026
10Breaks—the Act, s 29(1)(e)
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10 Breaks—the Act, s 29(1)(e)
10 Breaks—the Act, s 29(1)(e)
(1) An offender must be given breaks as the offender’s assigned officer or supervisor considers appropriate.
(2) The offender’s assigned officer or supervisor must not give an offender breaks at a rate greater than 5 minutes for each hour for which the offender is engaged in performing community service work.
(3) An offender who has been engaged in performing community service work continuously for 4 hours is entitled to a meal break of 1 hour.