70Grounds for suspension of service approval

#### 70 Grounds for suspension of service approval 70 Grounds for suspension of service approval > A Regulatory Authority may suspend a service approval if— > > > (a) the Regulatory Authority reasonably believes that it would not be in the best interests of children being educated and cared for by the service for the service to continue; or > > > (b) a condition of the service approval has not been complied with; or > > > (c) the service is not being managed in accordance with this Law; or > > > (d) the service has operated at a rating level as not meeting the National Quality Standard and— > > > > > (i) a service waiver or temporary waiver does not apply to the service in respect of that non-compliance; and > > > > > (ii) there has been no improvement in the rating level; or > > > (e) the approved provider has contravened this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction; or > > > (f) the approved provider has failed to comply with a direction, compliance notice or emergency order under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction in relation to the service; or > > > (g) the approved provider has— > > > > > (i) ceased to operate the education and care service at the education and care service premises for which the service approval was granted; and > > > > > (ii) within 6 months of ceasing to operate the service, has not transferred the service to another approved provider; or > > > (h) the approved provider has not, within 6 months after being granted a service approval, commenced ongoing operation of the service; or > > > (i) the approved provider has not paid the prescribed annual fee for the service approval.