Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Bills
Child Employment Amendment Bill 2022
Bills
Child Employment Amendment Bill 2022
Introduction and first reading
That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Child Employment Act 2003 and the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 to make further provision in relation to the employment of children and to make consequential amendments to other acts and for other purposes.
Motion agreed to.
Mr WAKELING (Ferntree Gully) (12:18): I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.
Mr PEARSON (Essendon—Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Minister for Government Services, Minister for Creative Industries) (12:18): This bill will improve the operation of the child employment regulatory scheme while maintaining protections for children under 15 years, it will introduce a streamlined child employment licensing system which is targeted and risk based to replace the current individual permit system, provide additional clarity and certainty, strengthen the compliance and enforcement provisions of the act and make a number of other technical amendments.
Read first time.
Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.