Apply for a variation

Apply for a variation to your child employment licence

All child employment licence holders can request a variation to the:

• licence period
• licence conditions
• employer details
• nominated officer or employer representative details.

Apply for a licence variation online through our child employment portal.

Apply for a variation

To update other aspects of your licence, such as changed risks or mitigations, please email us.

Apply for a variation to work hours and rest breaks for a general licence

In exceptional circumstances, we may approve a variation to the allowable work hours and the rest break requirement.

You can apply to vary conditions for a general child employment licence online through our child employment portal:

1. Log in to the portal
2. Click on the 3 dots next to your licence number
3. Select 'vary licence'
4. When asked which licence condition you want to vary, select the first option, "The licence holder must comply with all relevant Victorian and Commonwealth legislation and regulations, including but not limited to the Child Employment Act 2003, the Child Safe Standards made under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004."

Apply for a variation

Apply for a variation to the Mandatory Code of Practice for Employment of Children in Entertainment

An entertainment child employment licence holder can request a variation to requirements under the Mandatory Code of Practice for the Employment of Children in Entertainment 2014.

Applications for a Code variation must:

• be made in writing
• contain reasons for the proposed variation
• emailed to Wage Inspectorate Victoria in advance of the work in question.

A variation will only be granted if it can be established that the health, education and moral and material welfare of the child or children will not suffer because of the variation.