87Minimum requirements for a nominated supervisor

87 Minimum requirements for a nominated supervisor

(1) For the purposes of section 102 of the Act, the following minimum requirements are prescribed—

(a) the person nominated must have attained the age of 18 years;

(b) the person nominated must have adequate knowledge and understanding of the provision of education and care to children;

(c) the person nominated must have the ability to effectively supervise and manage a children's service.

(2) In determining whether to nominate a person as a nominated supervisor, an approved provider of a children's service must have regard to the following matters—

(a) the history of the person's compliance with—

(iii) a former education and care services law, within the meaning of the National Law, of a participating jurisdiction; and

(v) an education law or an equivalent law of a participating jurisdiction;

(b) any decision to refuse, refuse to renew, suspend, or cancel a licence, approval, registration, certification or other authorisation granted to the person under—

(iii) a former education and care services law, within the meaning of the National Law, of a participating jurisdiction; and

(v) an education law or an equivalent law of a participating jurisdiction.

Division 11—Staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1—Age and supervision requirements

88 Educators who are under 18 to be supervised

The approved provider of a children's service must ensure that any educator at the service who is under 18 years of age—

(a) does not work alone at the service; and

(b) is adequately supervised at all times by an educator who has attained the age of 18 years.