Wage Inspectorate Victoria has filed 27 charges in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria against a cafe in Bright, alleging it contravened state laws that regulate the employment of children under 15 years.
It is alleged that Schultz & Associates Pty Ltd (trading as The Riverdeck Kitchen) contravened section 9(1) of the Child Employment Act 2003 by failing to obtain mandatory child employment permits when it allegedly employed two children under 15 years of age to work.
The charges relate to the alleged employment of children between April and August 2021. The maximum penalty for each offence is 100 penalty units ($16,522 for offences occurring before 30 June 2021 and $18,174 for offences after that date).
The matter has been listed for mention in the Magistrates' Court in Melbourne on 10 May 2022.
The Wage Inspectorate will make no
