Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A student at a school may be placed with an employer for work experience as part of the student's education if the principal of the school has made an arrangement in writing with the employer about the placement of the student with the employer.
(2) A work experience arrangement may be made under subsection (1) in respect of a child only if the principal is satisfied that—
(a) the health, education and moral and material welfare of the child will not suffer from the proposed arrangement; and
(b) the child is fit to be engaged in the proposed work experience; and
(c) the child will not be subjected to any form of exploitation in the course of the proposed work experience; and
(d) the proposed work experience is not prohibited employment within the meaning of the Child Employment Act 2003 .
Note
Section 5.4.7 contains further restrictions on the making of work experience arrangements for certain types of employment.
(3) A work experience arrangement under subsection (1) may be made with an employer in another State or Territory—
(a) if that State or Territory is declared by Order of the Governor in Council to be a reciprocating State or Territory for the purposes of this section; or
(b) if the principal is satisfied that it is appropriate that the arrangement should be made.
(4) A work experience arrangement under subsection (1) may be made in respect of a student of or over the age of 21 years in the circumstances set out in a Ministerial Order made under section 5.4.4.