Records
7 Records
An employer must keep records in accordance with this regulation in relation to each child employed by the employer under a permit or licence.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
The records must state—
the times the child started work and finished work each day of work; and
the hours the child worked each day and each week, and the start and finish time of any rest breaks taken during those days; and
the date the child started employment and the date the child ceased employment; and
each date the child worked.
The records in relation to a child must be kept for at least 12 months after the date on which the last entry was made in those records in relation to the child.
An employer must not alter a record in relation to a child, or allow such a record to be altered, except to correct an error.
An employer must—
correct any error in a record in relation to a child as soon as the employer becomes aware of that error; and
record the nature of the error with the correction.
A record kept under this regulation must—
be in a legible form in the English language; or
be in a form that is readily accessible and is convertible into a legible form in the English language.
Note
There are additional record keeping requirements in relation to a child's employment under section 18B of the Act.
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