Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) Work time must be counted in 15 minute periods.
(2) A period of work time of less than 15 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time.
Examples for the purposes of subsection (2)—
1 A period of working for 14 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time.
2 A period of working for 17 minutes counts as 30 minutes work time.
3 A period of working for 53 minutes counts as 1 hour work time.
(3) Rest time must be counted in blocks of time of no less than 15 minutes.
(4) A period of rest time of less than 15 minutes must be disregarded.
Examples for the purposes of subsection (4)—
1 A period of not working for only 14 minutes does not count as rest time, because 14 minutes is less than 15 minutes.
2 A period of not working for 17 minutes counts as 15 minutes rest time, because 17 minutes is more than 15 minutes, but is less than 2 lots of 15 minutes (30 minutes).