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FINES IMPOSED (IN DOLLARS):
YEAR.
HIGHEST.
LOWEST.
AVERAGE/CASE.
1974
2,000
15
289
1975
1,500
75
332
1976
4,000
25
543
1977+
5,000
30
1,096
1978
6,000
50
954
1979(UP TO 30.6.79)
3,500
100
1,086
++THE MAXIMUM FINE BEFORE 6 MAY 77 WAS 5,000 DOLLARS.
AFTER THAT DATE, IT WAS RAISED TO 10,000 AS A RESULT OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1977.
(F) NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS IN RESPECT OF CHILD EMPLOYMENT
BY INDUSTRY:
YEAR.
GARMENTS.
TEXTILES.
TOYS.
ELECTRONICS. PLASTICS.
1977
115
5
94
39
53
1978
122
22
33
27
62
1979
41
2
4
14
17
(UP TO 30.6.79)
FIGURES PRIOR TO 1977 ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
2. GRATEFUL IF WE COULD BE GIVEN MORE TIME TO COMPILE INFORMATION
IN FUTURE.
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MR CORTAZZI
MR STRATTON
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