PART VI. DIVISION II. Vic. Act 1975, sec. 61. DIVISION III. Management of elevators. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 46. See N.S.W. Act, 1896, sec. 32. Restriction on employment under certain age. Factories Act, 1900, sec 46. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 62 See N.S.W. Act, 1896, sec. 32. Prohibition of young persons working at dangerous machinery. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 44. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 63. DIVISION IV. Notice of accidents in factories. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 48. N.S.W. Act, 1896, sec. 33. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 64. Contents of notice. Inspector to inquire and report. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 49. The Factories Act.-1907. (2) The provisions of section 47 shall, with the necessary modifications, apply hereto. DIVISION III.--RESTRICTIONS AS TO YOUNG PERSONS AND FEMALES. 49. No occupier of a factory shall permit or suffer any male under sixteen years of age or any female to have the care, custody, management, or working of an elevator or lift in a factory. 50. (1) No occupier of a factory shall permit or suffer any male under eighteen years of age or any female (a) To clean any mill gearing therein while the same is in motion for the purpose of propelling any part of the manufacturing machinery; or (b) To work between the fixed and traversing part of any selfacting machine while the machine is in motion by the action of mechanical power. Penalty, Twenty Pounds. 51. (1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, prohibit the employment in any factory of any person under the age of sixteen years at or in connection with any particular machinery or class of machinery specified in such order as dangerous. (2) No occupier of a factory shall employ therein any person contrary to such order. Penalty, Twenty Pounds. DIVISION IV.-ACCIDENTS. 52. (1) The occupier of a factory shall send written notice to the nearest inspector when an accident occurs therein which (a) Causes loss of life to an employé; or (b) Incapacitates an employé for work for more than twenty four hours. (2) Such notice shall (a) In case of death be sent forthwith thereafter; and (c) State the cause of death, or the nature and extent of the Penalty, Five Pounds. 53. The inspector (a) Shall, immediately on receiving notice, proceed to the factory and inquire into the cause of such accident; (b) May question the occupier and all persons employed in such 54. (1) Every factory. The Factories Act.-1907. PART VI. DIVISION IV. Factories Act, 1900, 54. (1) Every occupier of a factory shall, at each floor thereof, Hoists and lifts to be protect the opening of every hoistway, elevator, lift, well hole, or protected. stairway with good and sufficient trapdoors or self-closing hatches and safety catches, or such safeguards as an inspector may approve. (2) No occupier of a factory shall use or permit to be used therein an elevator or lift which an inspector (a) Considers dangerous; and (b) Has given written notice to such occupier not to use. Penalty, Twenty Pounds. sec. 45. See N.S.W. Act, 1896, 55. (1) No occupier of a factory shall use or permit to be used Dangerous machinery therein any machine (a) Which in the opinion of the Minister cannot be used without danger to life or limb; and (b) The use whereof he has by written notice prohibited. Penalty, Fifty Pounds. (2) The Minister shall, in writing, withdraw such prohibition when such machine has been repaired or altered to his satisfaction. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 44. See N.S.W. Act, No 37, 1896, sec. 30. 56. The Minister may confirm, modify, or annul any decision Minister may modify or notice given by an inspector under this part of this Act. or annul terms. Factories Act, 1900, sec. 50. RESTRICTIONS REGARDING EMPLOYES IN FACTORIES. DIVISION I.-AGES AND WORKING HOURS OF EMPLOYES. DIVISION I. 57. No occupier of a factory shall employ therein a child who No child to be has not (a) Passed the compulsory educational standard; and employed. Factories Act, 1894, sec. 14. Vic. Act 1975, sec. 37. (b) Obtained the permission of the Chief Inspector to be so See N.Z. Act, 1901, employed. Penalty, Ten Pounds. sec. 25. 58. (1) All females, of whatever age, and all males under eighteen Definition of years of age who work in a factory, whether for wages or not (a) In a manufacturing process or handicraft; or employment Vic. Act No. 1975, (b) In cleaning any part of a factory used for any manufacturing sec. 38. process or handicraft; or (c) In cleaning or oiling any part of the machinery; or (d) In any other kind of work whatsoever incidental to or con nected with any manufacturing process or handicraft, or shall PART VII. DIVISION I. Restriction of The Factories Act.-1907. shall, save as otherwise herein provided, be deemed to be employed by the occupier. (2) For the purposes of this Act an apprentice shall be deemed to work for hire. 59. No occupier of a factory shall employ a person under employment in mirror eighteen years of age in any part of such factory in which there is making. lead Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 39. Restriction of employment in glassworks. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 39 Restriction of employment in brick and salt making. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 39. Restriction of employment in metalgrinding and lucifer match-dipping. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 39. Restriction of employment in metal trades. Vic. Act. No. 1975, sec. 39. Notices to be posted in factory. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 39. carried on (a) The process of silvering of mirrors by the mercurial process; or (b) The process of making white lead. Penalty, Ten Pounds. 60. No occupier of a factory shall employ a male under fourteen years of age or a female under eighteen years of age in any part of such factory in which the process of melting or annealing glass is carried on. Penalty, Ten Pounds. 61. No occupier of a factory shall employ therein a girl under sixteen years of age if there is carried on therein (a) The making or finishing of bricks or tiles not being ornamental tiles; or (b) The making or finishing of salt. Penalty, Ten Pounds. 62. No occupier of a factory shall employ a person under sixteen years of age in any part of such factory in which is carried on(a) Any dry grinding in the metal trade; or (b) The dipping of lucifer matches Penalty, Ten Pounds. 63. No occupier of a factory shall employ in fustian cutting or in any grinding in the metal trades other than dry-grinding a person under the age of fourteen years Penalty, Ten Pounds. 64. The occupier of a factory shall affix and keep affixed, in legible characters, in some conspicuous place therein, and so as to be easily read by the employés, a copy of such of the sections 59, 60, 61, 62, and 63 as are applicable to such factory, such notices to be supplied by the Minister. Penalty, Ten Pounds. 65. (1) No The Factories Act.-1907. PART VII. DIVISION I. 65. (1) No occupier of a factory, shall, except as in subsection Working hours for (2) provided, employ or authorise or permit to be employed there in women, children, and any child, young person, or woman (a) For more than forty-eight hours in any one week; or (b) For more than ten hours in any one day; or (c) Later than nine o'clock in the evening. young persons. Factories Act, 1906, sec. 56. Provision for unforeseen press of (2) In order to meet an unforeseen press of work, the hours of employment mentioned in subsection (1) may be exceeded, as regards work. women and boys over fourteen years of age, but subject to the following conditions: (a) The hours of employment shall not exceed fifty-five hours in one week: (b) The aggregate number of hours of employment above fortyeight hours per week shall not exceed one hundred hours in any one year: (c) Such occupier shall— 1. Within twenty-four hours after the commencement of II. Give to the Chief Inspector with such notice a full III. Pay overtime for each day on which he avails himself Iv. Pay not less than Six Pence tea money to every such Penalty, for the first offence Five Pounds, and for any subsequent offence Twenty Pounds. Conditions. 66. (1) The Minister shall give notice in writing to such Dissatisfaction of occupier if he is not satisfied that such working was in fact for the purpose of meeting an unforeseen press of work. Minister. Factories Act, 1906, sec. 56, 88. (J). (2) Unless such occupier, within one month, satisfies the Minister Vic. Act No. 1975, that such working was in fact for such purpose, the Minister shall sec. 40. direct the Chief Inspector to record that such working was not in fact for such purpose. 67. No Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 40. Suspension of sec. 65. The Factories Act.-1907. 67. No occupier shall be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of section 65 if the Minister directs such record to be made in regard to such occupier three times within any period of twelve months. 68. (1) The Minister may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, Factories Act, 1906, by notice under his hand published in the Gazette, suspend the operation of section 65— sec. 56. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 46. Conditions of suspension. Limit of suspension. Revocation of suspension. Calculation of working time. Factories Act, 1906, sec. 56. Vic. Act No. 2008, sec. 8. Hours of work, how reckoned. Vic. Act No. 1975, sec. 41. Employés not to be boarders. Factories Act, 1906, sec. 57. Vic. Act No. 2008, sec. 33 (a) In any factory, and (b) In all factories of a particular description: (2) Every suspension under subsection (1) shall be made subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (3) No such suspension shall have any force or effect for more than two months. (4) The Minister may, upon breach of any of such conditions, revoke such suspension by a notice posted to the occupier affected thereby and published in the Gazette. 69. On any day all persons under sixteen years of age, and all women employed in any capacity in a factory, shall (meal times excepted) be deemed to be employed therein from the time when they commence work until the time they leave the factory. 70. All the time in any day or week during which any child, young person, or woman is employed at work of any description for an occupier shall count in calculating the hours of employment under section 65. 71. (1) No occupier shall, nor shall the wife or child of such occupier (a) Directly or indirectly, for any consideration, keep or receive as boarders or lodgers any adult in his employ whose wages are fixed by a Board; or (b) Have any share or interest in the keeping of a lodging-house in which any such adult boards or lodges. (2) The provision of subsection (1) shall not apply to chemists' shops, coffee-houses, confectioners, eating-houses, fish and oyster shops, fruit and vegetable shops, restaurants, tobacconists' shops, booksellers and news agents' shops, and cooked meat other than tinned meat shops. (3) The Chief Inspector may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, allow any such occupier, or his wife or child, to accept money for board or lodging from an employé. (4) Except as in this section provided, no such employé shall pay to any such occupier, or his wife or child, any sum of money whatever for board or lodging, or give credit therefor. Penalty, Ten Pounds. DIVISION |