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Children and Young People (Employment) Standards - Australian Capital Territory

Description

You must comply with this standard if you operate a business in the Australian Capital Territory and you intend to employ people that are under the age of eighteen. The standards are split into two sections:

  • a section that applies to all children and young people under the age of eighteen
  • a section that only applies to children and young people under the age of fifteen.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Children and Young People (Employment) Standards (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Children and Young People Act 2008 Australian Capital Territory

Regulation(s) name

Children and Young People (Employment) Standards 2001 (No 1) 2011 Australian Capital Territory

Children and Young People Regulation 2009 Australian Capital Territory

Administering agency

Community Services Directorate

ACT Child and Youth Protection Services