Child Labour Laws

Australia

International

South Australia

Western Australian

Queensland

Victoria

Tasmania

Northern Territory

No minimum age to start casual or part-time work in Tasmania

Sweden

No minimum working age

Children of compulsory school-age cannot work during school hours

Compulsory school-age defined as 6 -16 under the Education and Children's Services Act 2019

If you are under 11, it is against the law for someone to allow or require you to sell things in a public place (such as street markets)

Children cannot work before 6am or after 10pm

They must not be asked to perform work that will, or likely harm their physical, mental, or emotional well-being

Must be 13 to be employed in shops but children aged 10, 11 or 12 are allowed to deliver newspapers, pamphlets or advertising material

Cannot work during school hours, and cannot start work before 6.00am or finish later than 7.00pm

Must have written permission from a parent

Education Act 1994

Working hours

Children can only work between 6 am and 9 pm

Minimum age

Generally only those 14 or older can work

Above 12 for 'light work'

Above 18 for 'heavy or dangerous work'

Can't work during school hours, and during a school term, children can work for a maximum of 3 hours a day and 12 hours per week

During school holidays, children can work for a maximum of 6 hours a day and 30 hours per week.

Maximum of 2 hours for school days and max of 7 hours for weekends, but at the most 12 hours per school week

Cannot work between 8pm - 6am

During a school week a school-aged child can work a maximum of 12 hours, during a non-school week a school-aged child can work a maximum of 38 hours.

at least 4 weeks of continuous free time from work every calendar year.

In the school holidays children can work 7 hours a day and 35 hours a week

An employer must not require or permit a child under 13 years to do any work

What can change in Australia

Instatement of a minimum age of 15 in all states

Maximum working hours of 12 hours in a school week

Required breaks