Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD EMPLOYMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 15A

15A Application of pt 2A

(1) This part applies to the employment of a child by a constitutional corporation if the child is employed under—

(a) an agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) entered into after 26 March 2006; or

(b) an arrangement entered into after 26 March 2006 that is not an agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or

(c) a preserved collective State agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) that has been terminated and not replaced by an agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) or an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (b) .

(2) However, this part applies to the employment of a child by a constitutional corporation only if—

(a) a State award or order is in force that covers employees who perform similar work to that performed by the child but are not employed by a constitutional corporation; or

(b) entitlements or protections under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , chapter 2 , part 3 and the provisions continued under section 1019 of that Act cover employees who perform similar work to that performed by the child but are not employed by a constitutional corporation.

(3) Also, for this part, a child to whom subsection (1) (b) applies is taken to be employed under an arrangement.