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AUS-2003-L-67483
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Title_of_text
Child Employment Act, 2003 (No. 81 of 2003).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Territorial subdivision(s)
Victoria
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
2003-11-11
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Regulates employment of children under the age of 15. Divided into 6 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-7) contains preliminary provisions. Part 2 (s. 8-34) regulates employment of children. Child can be employed either in accordance with a permit issued under this part, or in a family business. Sets forth age limits for different types of jobs. Makes it an offence to employ a child during school hours on a school day. Also deals with issue of permits for children to engage in employment, general conditions of employment, employment in familiy business, and employment in entertainment. States that child may be employed in entertainment in accordance with permit. Part 3 (s. 35-36) provides for restrictions on activities not constituting employment. Part 4 (s. 37-51) deals with compliance, and Parts 5 and 6 contain general and transitional provisions. Repeals existing child employment laws.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2004-06-18 (AUS-2004-R-68954)
Child Employment Regulations 2004 (S.R. No. 60 of 2004).
Implementing text(s)
2014-05-27 (AUS-2014-R-105483)
Child Employment Regulations 2014 (S.R. No. 43/2014).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Publisher
Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/
File
AUS67483 2016.pdf (PDF of Act as at 1/3/2016)
Serial region
Serial title
Acts of the Victorian Parliament
Date
2003
Volume
Vol. 4
Number
No.
Page range
pp. 3381-3429