70Grounds 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 Act; or (d) the approved provider has contravened— (ii) the National Law as applying in a participating jurisdiction; or (e) the approved provider has failed to comply with a direction, compliance notice or emergency order under this Act; or (f) the approved provider has— (i) ceased to operate the children's service at the children's 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 (g) the approved provider has not, within 6 months after being granted a service approval, commenced ongoing operation of the service; or (h) the approved provider has not paid the prescribed annual fee for the service approval. S. 71 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 8.