6Emergency authorisations not subject to Division 2

6 Emergency authorisations not subject to Division 2

6 Emergency authorisations not subject to Division 2

(1) A residential care provider is not required to comply with Division 2 in relation to a residential care worker who provides statutory out-of-home care or supported out-of-home care under an emergency authorisation given under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2022, section 22.

(2) The residential care provider must instead, within 72 hours after giving the emergency authorisation, notify the Children’s Guardian of the authorisation and give the Children’s Guardian the following information—

(a) the worker’s full name, any former name and any known aliases,

(b) the worker’s date of birth,

(c) if the worker holds a working with children check clearance—

(i) the working with children number for the clearance, and

(ii) the date on which the clearance ceases to have effect,

(d) if the worker has a current application for a working with children check clearance that has not been finally determined, withdrawn or terminated—the application number.

s 6: Am 2022 (731), Sch 1[1].