Clause 7

Section 77 of the Employment Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Offences

77. Any person who employs a child or young person in contravention of the provisions of this Part or any of the regulations made thereunder and any parent or guardian who knowingly or negligently suffers or permits such employment shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment except in the case where a child or young person suffers serious injury or death resulting from any breach of the provisions of this Part or any of the regulations made thereunder the offender shall be punished with a fine of two thousand dollars and shall also be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”.