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Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16)Introductory TextActs Referred to1. Interpretation2. Industrial workDraft 2A. Prohibition on employment of child or young person in providing relevant gambling activity3. Prohibition on employment of children4. Additional provisions in relation to employment of children5. Duties of employer in relation to young persons and children6. Employment of young persons7. Employment of young persons under licence8. Employment of young persons under regulations9. Exclusion from or modification of certain provisions of Act by regulations in relation to employment of close relatives10. Prohibition on double employment11. Time spent on vocational training12. Display of abstract of Act13. Preservation of existing rates of pay and conditions of employment14. Emergency as defence15. Employer records16. Recovery of money due to employee17. Refusal by child or young person to co-operate with employer in breaching Act18. Decision of adjudication officer under section 41 of Workplace Relations Act 201519. Decision of Labour Court on appeal from decision referred to in section 1820. Enforcement of determination of Tribunal21. Evidence of failure to attend before or give evidence or produce documents to Tribunal22. Powers of inspectors23. Offences by bodies corporate24. Prosecutions25. Penalties26. Repeals27. Expenses28. Regulations29. Short title and commencementFirst ScheduleSecond Schedule - Enactments Repealed
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 2 January 1997 - onwards
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17. Refusal by child or young person to co-operate with employer in breaching Act

An employer shall not penalise an employee for having in good faith opposed by lawful means an act which is unlawful under this Act.

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