7Exemption from operation of Act, &c.

7 Exemption from operation of Act, &c.

(1)  The Secretary may –

(a) by notice published in the Gazette and 3 daily newspapers published and circulating in the State, determine that a class of persons is exempt from the operation of this Act or a provision of this Act, the regulations or the Standards; and

(b) by notice provided to a person, determine that the person is exempt from the operation of this Act or a provision of this Act, the regulations or the Standards.

(2)  An exemption under subsection (1)  –

(a) may be limited to a class or kind of child care or child care service specified in it or not so limited; and

(b) may be for an indefinite period or for a time specified in it; and

(c) is subject to the conditions specified in it.

(3)  An exemption under subsection (1) may specify the conditions to which it is subject –

(a) in the case of an exemption referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b)  –

(i) by stating the conditions in the exemption; or

(ii) by reference to the Standards; or

(b) in the case of an exemption referred to in subsection (1)(a) , by attaching the conditions to the exemption.

(4)  At any time, the Secretary may revoke or amend an exemption under subsection (1) (including the conditions to which it is subject).