Build the child-performer employment checklist for a production
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the cast list, the call sheets and the shooting schedule, list every performer under the relevant age, the state where each will work, the hours, breaks and supervision each schedule implies, and the authority, licence or permit each one needs, and draft the application and the parent consent from the approved templates.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides which state’s child employment regime applies to each shoot day, confirms the production holds the employer authority or licence before the child starts, checks the schedule against the code or licence conditions, and settles the parent consents.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the cast list, the call sheets and the shooting schedule, list every performer under the relevant age, the state where each will work, the hours, breaks and supervision each schedule implies, and the authority, licence or permit each one needs, and draft the application and the parent consent from the approved templates. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each child’s age on every shoot day, not only at casting.
- Confirm the authority or licence has issued, not only been applied for, before the first call.
- Check each day’s call sheet hours, breaks and supervision against the regime’s conditions.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian child employment checklist for entertainment | Checklist | AI use Yellow | A checklist for employing a child under 15 in Victorian entertainment or advertising: the licence, the supervisor, the hours on the employment page, and the records. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian — Employing children in acting and modelling · 2026-10-18
- vic.gov.au — Employing children under 15 years old (child employment licence) · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.