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Labour Act · s 24

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s 24Capacity to enter into a contract

(1)

A person whose apparent age is less than 16 years shall not be capable of entering into contract.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law a person whose apparent age exceeds 16 years but is less than 18 years shall be capable of entering into a contract for employment in an occupation approved by the Commissioner as not being injurious to the moral and physical development of non-adults.