68Children leaving the children's service premises

68 Children leaving the children's service premises

(1) The approved provider of a children's service must ensure that a child who is being educated and cared for by the children's service does not leave the children's service premises except in accordance with subregulation (3).

(2) A nominated supervisor of a children's service must ensure that a child who is being educated and cared for by the children's service does not leave the children's service premises except in accordance with subregulation (3).

(3) The child may only leave the relevant premises if the child—

(a) is given into the care of—

(i) a parent of the child; or

(ii) an authorised nominee named in the child's enrolment record; or

(iii) a person authorised by a parent or authorised nominee named in the child's enrolment record to collect the child from the premises; or

(b) leaves the premises in accordance with the written authorisation of the child's parent or authorised nominee named in the child's enrolment record; or

(c) is taken on an excursion in accordance with this Division; or

Reg. 68(3)(ca) inserted by S.R. No. 12/2024 reg. 21.

(ca) is transported by the service or on transportation arranged by the service in accordance with Division 7B; or

(d) is given into the care of a person or taken outside the premises—

(i) because the child requires medical, hospital or ambulance care or treatment; or

(ii) because of another emergency.

(4) Nothing in this regulation affects the operation of any court order that prohibits a parent from—

(a) collecting a child from the children's service premises; or

(b) authorising a child to leave the children's service premises.