Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.156Regulated employment
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sec.156 Regulated employment
Employment is regulated employment if it is employment of a type that is stated to be regulated employment in schedule 1 , part 1 . However, employment is not regulated employment if— it is of a type of employment that schedule 1 , part 1 states is not regulated employment; or schedule 1 , part 3 states that this chapter does not apply to the employment. Also, the unpaid employment of a child is not regulated employment unless the child is a trainee student of an education provider and the employment is part of the course undertaken by the trainee student with the education provider. Further, subject to subsections (5) and (6) , the employment of a person is not regulated employment if— the person is employed to work, and works, in the employment for not more than 7 days in a calendar year; or the person is a parent providing a service or activity on a voluntary basis to children and the children to whom the service or activity is provided include the person’s own child. Despite subsection (4) , a person is employed in regulated employment if the employment or the service or activity includes, or is likely to include, an overnight camp or excursion for children under schedule 1 , section 9 . Also, despite subsection (4) (b) , a person is employed in regulated employment if the person is a parent providing a service or activity to a child that includes, or may include, close personal contact with a child other than the person’s own child. assisting a child with toileting, bathing or dressing s 156 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2010 No. 33 s 98 sub 2019 No. 18 s 10 amd 2024 No. 50 s 38 (sec.156-ssec.1) Employment is regulated employment if it is employment of a type that is stated to be regulated employment in schedule 1 , part 1 . (sec.156-ssec.2) However, employment is not regulated employment if— it is of a type of employment that schedule 1 , part 1 states is not regulated employment; or schedule 1 , part 3 states that this chapter does not apply to the employment. (sec.156-ssec.3) Also, the unpaid employment of a child is not regulated employment unless the child is a trainee student of an education provider and the employment is part of the course undertaken by the trainee student with the education provider. (sec.156-ssec.4) Further, subject to subsections (5) and (6) , the employment of a person is not regulated employment if— the person is employed to work, and works, in the employment for not more than 7 days in a calendar year; or the person is a parent providing a service or activity on a voluntary basis to children and the children to whom the service or activity is provided include the person’s own child. (sec.156-ssec.5) Despite subsection (4) , a person is employed in regulated employment if the employment or the service or activity includes, or is likely to include, an overnight camp or excursion for children under schedule 1 , section 9 . (sec.156-ssec.6) Also, despite subsection (4) (b) , a person is employed in regulated employment if the person is a parent providing a service or activity to a child that includes, or may include, close personal contact with a child other than the person’s own child. assisting a child with toileting, bathing or dressing