58Code of Practice

58 Code of Practice

58 Code of Practice

(1) For the Act, section 97(1B), the Code of Practice in Schedule 6 is prescribed.

(2) It is a condition of an employer’s authority and an employer’s exemption, other than a performer representative exemption, that the employer must—

(a) comply with the Code of Practice, and

(b) use the employer’s best endeavours to ensure all adults employed by the employer comply with the Code of Practice.

(3) It is a condition of a performer representative exemption that the performer representative must—

(a) comply with the Code of Practice, sections 3–5, and

(b) use the performer representative’s best endeavours to ensure all adults employed by the performer representative comply with the Code of Practice, sections 3–5, and

(c) not cause or procure a child to be employed if the performer representative knows, or would reasonably be expected to know, the child will be employed in contravention of the Code of Practice, section 26(1), (4) or (6).

(4) It is a condition of an employer’s authority and an employer’s exemption, other than a performer representative exemption, that the employer must ensure a copy of 1 of the following is given to the parent of a child before the child commences employment with the employer—

(a) the Code of Practice,

(b) a document, approved by the Children’s Guardian, that explains the Code of Practice.

s 58: Ins 2022 (480), Sch 1[7]. Am 2022 (731), Sch 1[4]–[6].