Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILD EMPLOYMENT REGULATION 2016 - REG 37

37 Leaving a workplace—children 13 years or older

An employer of a school-aged child who is 13 years or older must take reasonable steps to ensure the child does not leave the child’s workplace unless—

(a) the child is in the care of a parent or an authorised person; or

(b) all of the following apply—

(i) the child’s home is less than 10km from the child’s workplace;

(ii) the child’s journey home will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 6p.m.;

(iii) the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work; or

(c) all of the following apply—

(i) a parent of the child has given the employer written consent to allow the child to travel home alone;

(ii) the child’s journey will ordinarily have the child arriving home before 8:30p.m.;

(iii) the employer has taken reasonable steps to ensure the child starts the journey home within 30 minutes after the child finishes work.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.