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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REGULATION 2009 (NO 37 OF 2009)
2009
THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PEOPLE REGULATION 2009
SL2009-37
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by the authority of
Andrew Barr MLA
Minister
for Children and Young People
Section 793 of the Children and Young People Act 2008 provides
that a regulation may declare work that is light work.
Accordingly, the intention of this regulation is to clearly define light
work as work that may be undertaken by a child or young person for which
Chapter 21 of the Children
and Young People Act 2008 applies (see section 779 of the Act).
This
regulation is supported by the Children and Young People (High Risk
Employment) Declaration 2009 (No 1) which defines work that is unsuitable
for children and young people under Chapter 21 of the Children and Young
People Act 2008.
Section 1 – Name of regulation
This section
sets out the name of the regulation as the Children and Young People
Regulation 2009.
Section 2 –
Commencement
The commencement of the regulation is tied to the
commencement of the Children and Young People Act 2008, Chapter
21.
Section 3 – Notes
This section
provides that notes are explanatory and not part of the
regulation.
Section 4 – Meaning of light work–Act,
s 793 (b)
Section 4 (1) provides that work undertaken by a child or
young person that is suitable for the physical, emotional and developmental
capacity of the child or young person; where the child or young person is
adequately supervised; and is undertaken where appropriate work safety standards
are in place; is considered to be light work.
Section 4 (2)
defines adequate supervision for a child three years of age or younger; a child
aged more than three years but under twelve years; and a young
person.
Furthermore, a non limiting list of examples of work that may be
considered light work is included.