Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILD EMPLOYMENT REGULATION 2016 - REG 33

33 Engaging teachers

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an arrangement has been approved for a school-aged child under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 182 or 183 ; and

(b) under the arrangement—

(i) a registered teacher must provide a program to the child; and

(ii) the hours when the program must be provided are during a period of time when the child is to work for an employer.

(2) The employer of the child must not require or permit the child to work unless—

(a) the employer engages a qualified teacher to provide the program during the program hours; and

(b) the employer provides an area and facilities that the qualified teacher reasonably considers are needed to provide the program.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"qualified teacher" means a registered teacher who is able to provide the program.

"registered teacher" means a registered teacher under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 .