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.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance that may be required.

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 - PDF (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 (Opens in new window)

Children and Young People Regulation 2009 Australian Capital Territory

Administering agency

Community Services Directorate

Office of Children, Youth and Family Services

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Enquiries, Young Workers

Office of Children, Youth and Family Services

Community Services Directorate

 Australian Capital Territory
Mailing address: GPO BOX 158
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Phone: 13 22 81
Fax: 02 6205 0480
Email: youngworkers@act.gov.au