Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILD EMPLOYMENT REGULATION 2016 - REG 32

32 Access for parents

(1) An employer of a school-aged or young child must allow a parent of the child to be at the child’s workplace while the child is at work.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) An employer does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the employer excludes a parent of a school-aged or young child from an area of the workplace where the child is working, or from contacting the child directly, if—

(a) the parent is excluded for a limited time; and

(b) the reason for excluding the parent is—

(i) to ensure the employer’s production is not disrupted; or

(ii) to protect the health and safety of a person in the workplace.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if a parent is present under section 8A (2) (c) or 8C (3) (c) of the Act .