174AAEducators and other staff members of education and care service to notify certain information [NSW]

174AA Educators and other staff members of education and care service to notify certain information [NSW]

174AA Educators and other staff members of education and care service to notify certain information [NSW]

(1) An educator or other staff member of an education and care service must, within the relevant period after either of the following events happening, give the approved provider of the education and care service for which the educator or other staff member provides education and care to children written notice of the event—

(a) a negative notice in relation to the educator or other staff member;

(b) a change in relation to the educator’s accreditation or registration as a teacher.

Penalty— $13,500.

(2) In this section—

negative notice, in relation to a person, means any of the following—

(a) becoming a disqualified person under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012;

(b) notice that the person is subject to an interim bar under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012;

(c) notice of a refusal of an application for a working with children check clearance under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012;

(d) notice of a cancellation of a working with children check clearance under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012;

(e) a mutual recognition negative notice within the meaning of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, section 25A;

relevant period, in relation to an event, means the earlier of the following—

(a) 72 hours after the event happens;

(b) 24 hours after becoming aware of the event happening.

Note—

This section is an additional NSW provision.

s 174AA: Ins 2025 No 68, Sch 1[8].