Youth Justice Administration Act 2016

the youth cannot be required to attend at a place for the purpose of performing community service or work at a time that would—

interfere with the youth's paid employment or with a course of training or instruction relating to, or likely to assist him or her in obtaining, paid employment; or

cause unreasonable disruption of the youth's commitments in caring for his or her dependants; or

cause the youth to offend against a rule of a religion that he or she practises;

the youth cannot be required to perform community service or work—

for less than 4 hours in a week; or

for more than 8 hours in any 1 day, except in circumstances approved by the Minister;

if on any day a period of community service or work is to exceed 4 continuous hours, the next hour must be a meal break;

the youth will not be paid for the performance of the community service or work.