Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
notice means a notice under subsection (2).
(2) If the CEO is of
the opinion that the wellbeing of a particular child is likely to be
jeopardised by the fact that the child is employed, or the nature or extent of
the work that the child is employed to carry out, the CEO may, by written
notice given to a parent of the child —
(a)
prohibit the employment of the child; or
(b)
impose limitations on the employment of the child.
(3) A notice may be
expressed to apply to employment generally, to specified employment, or to
employment of a specified kind.
(4) The CEO must give
a copy of a notice to —
(a) the
child; and
(b) the
employer of the child.
(5) A person must not
employ a child in contravention of a notice.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $36 000 and
imprisonment for 3 years.
(6) A parent of a
child must not permit the child to be employed in contravention of a notice.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $36 000 and
imprisonment for 3 years.
(7) It is a defence to
a charge under subsection (5) or (6) for a person to prove that, at the time
the offence is alleged to have been committed, the person —
(a) had
not been given the notice or a copy of the notice in respect of the child; and
(b) was
otherwise unaware of the contents of that notice.
[Section 193 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 85; No. 18
of 2021 s. 76.]