Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD EMPLOYMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 8A

8A Prohibition on nudity and sexually provocative clothing

(1) An employer must not require or permit a child to work—

(a) while the child is nude; or

(b) while the child is clothed or covered in another way so—

(i) the child’s sexual organs or anus are visible; or

(ii) if the child is a female who is at least 5 years—her breasts are visible.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

Note—

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

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to work in the entertainment industry if—

(a) the child is under 12 months; and

(b) a parent of the child, who is not the employer of the child, has given the employer written consent to whichever of the following is relevant—

(i) the child working while the child is nude;

(ii) the child working while the child is clothed or covered in another way so the child’s sexual organs or anus are visible; and

(c) a parent of the child is present while the child is working in either of the ways mentioned in subsection (1) .

(3) However, a consent for subsection (2) (b) (ii) need not cover all matters mentioned in the provision so long as all matters in the provision relevant to the work the child is to do are covered.