At work

Records must be kept for 6 years. Some regulations require these records be made available to the successor of an employer.

1. For each child for whom an employer is an affected employer, the employer is to ensure that records are kept of the following matters:
   1. the name of the employer,
   2. the ACN (if any) and ABN of the employer,
   3. the name of the child,
   4. the date of birth of the child as provided to the employer,
   5. the date on which the child's employment began,
   6. whether the child's employment is full-time or part-time,
   7. whether the child's employment is permanent, temporary or casual,
   8. any remuneration paid to the child,
   9. the days on which the child works for the employer (including the starting and finishing times and the total number of hours worked on each day),
   10. if the child's employment is terminated-the date on which the child's employment is terminated,
   11. such other matters concerning the employment of the child as may be prescribed by the regulations.
2. The records are to be kept in the manner and form prescribed by the regulations.
3. The employer must ensure that the records are kept for a period of at least 6 years.
4. The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the transfer of any such records, or copies of any such records, to the successor of an employer.
5. A person who contravenes this section or the regulations under this section is guilty of an offence.