Section 228Part 7 — Offences Relating to Children
Restrictions on employment of children
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No child under the age of ten years shall be employed.
Subject to subsection (4), a child of compulsory school age (within the meaning of the Education Act (2024 Revision) shall not be employed —
during school hours on any day on which that child is required to attend school;
on any day on which that child is required to attend school, for more than two hours outside school hours;
to lift, carry or move anything so heavy as to be likely to cause injury to that child; or
during the night between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning.
A person who employs a child in contravention of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars.
This section does not apply to any young person receiving instruction in any form of work in any —
school within the meaning of the Education Act (2024 Revision); or
rehabilitation school, in respect of that person's employment in that work for the purpose of that instruction.
Cross References
- Section of Education Act
Education Act (2024 Revision) - definition of compulsory school age and schools