Section 117 - Interpretation of "forced labour"

In this Part "forced labour" means work or service that is exacted from a person under threat of a penalty and for which that person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily, but does not include

(a) labour required as a result of a sentence or order of a court;

(b) labour required of a member of a disciplined force or service as his or her duties;

(c) labour required during a period when the country is at war or in the event of an emergency or calamity that threatens life and well-being of the community, to the extent that the requirement of the labour is reasonably justifiable in circumstances of a situation arising or existing during that period for the purpose of dealing with the situation; or

(d) labour reasonably required as part of normal communal or other civic obligations.