191Regulations

191 Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of this Act. (2) The regulations may provide for any matter that is required or permitted to be prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for the following— (a) fees (including application fees and annual fees) for— (i) approvals under this Act; and (ii) other things done under this Act; (b) requirements for educational programs, including the quality of those programs and their development, documentation and delivery; (c) requirements to be complied with for the safety, health and wellbeing of children being educated and cared for by a children's service; (d) requirements to be complied with for safety, security, cleanliness, comfort, hygiene and repair of premises, outdoor spaces, fencing, gates, resources and equipment used for providing children's services; (e) requirements about the premises to be used to provide a children's service including siting, design, layout, space, security and entitlement to occupy; (f) requirements for the staffing of children's services including the recruitment (and conduct of criminal history or other security checks) and the appointment of staff, performance improvement, professional standards, professional development, numbers and qualifications of educators (including minimum age and requirements concerning groups of children of different ages and composition) and staffing rosters and arrangements; (g) requirements about educators' relationships with children, interactions and behaviour guidance and inclusion policies and practice for children's services; (h) requirements for partnerships between children's services and the community in which they are located and the families of children being educated and cared for by children's services, including requirements for services to link to other support services for children and families; (i) requirements as to the leadership and management of children's services including governance and fitness and propriety of all staff members and volunteers, management of grievances and complaints and the provision of information to families; (j) the records, policies and procedures to be kept by approved providers including enrolment and attendance information; (k) requirements about first aid and management of children's medical conditions including— (i) the training of educators and staff members; and (ii) plans, policies and procedures used to manage medical conditions and first aid; and (iii) the keeping and storage of first aid kits and medications; (l) information required to be submitted for applications made under this Act; (m) requirements for the provision and display of information by approved providers; (n) the publication of information about enforcement actions taken under this Act, including notice and review of proposals to publish information; (o) matters relating to the application of this Act to partnerships, eligible associations or prescribed entities; (p) requirements relating to the receipt and payment and distribution of fees and monetary penalties payable under this Act. (4) The regulations— (a) may exempt any children's service or any type or class of children's service from complying with all or any of the regulations; and (b) may impose penalties not exceeding 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations. S. 192 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.