Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An employer must not require a current employee to work during extended hours unless the employee agrees, in writing, to work during extended hours.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a first offence—16 penalty units; or
(b) for a second or subsequent offence—20 penalty units.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a current employee if—
(a) an industrial instrument provides arrangements under which the employee may refuse or agree to work during extended hours; and
(b) a regulation prescribes the industrial instrument as an approved industrial instrument for this subsection.
(3) In this section—
agree means agree for a stated period or for an indefinite period.
closed day see section 31B(8).
current employee means an employee who is employed in a non-exempt shop immediately before 1 August 2002, other than in a non-exempt shop for which the permissible trading hours immediately before 1 August 2002 include trading hours on a Sunday or public holiday, other than a closed day.
employer means an employer of an employee employed in a non-exempt shop.
extended hours means the permissible trading hours on a Sunday or public holiday, other than a closed day.
industrial instrument means an award or certified agreement within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
non-exempt shop means a non-exempt shop in the south-east Queensland area.
permissible trading hours see section 31B(8).
south-east Queensland area see section 31B(8).