Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD EMPLOYMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 10

10 Authority needed before school-aged or young children can work

(1) An employer must not require or permit a school-aged or young child to perform work unless the employer has—

(a) a parent’s consent form for the school-aged or young child; or

(b) if the child is a school-aged child and does not have a parent’s consent form—a special circumstances certificate authorising the school-aged child to perform work when the school-aged child is not required to attend school.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

Note—

This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 33 .

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the employer is a parent of the school-aged or young child; or

(b) the school-aged or young child started work for the employer before the commencement of this section.

(3) In this section—

"parent’s consent form" , for a school-aged or young child, means an approved form, signed by a parent of the school-aged or young child, that includes—

(a) the school-aged or young child’s date of birth; and

(b) the name of the school-aged or young child’s employer or proposed employer; and

(c) a statement that the parent consents to the school-aged or young child performing work for the employer; and

(d) for a school-aged child—information about when the school-aged child is required to attend school.