sec.134Maximum number of children receiving care

sec.134 Maximum number of children receiving care

A person conducting a stand-alone service at a home or other place must ensure that— there are not more than 6 children at the home or other place; and there are not more than 4 children at the home or other place who are not yet school children. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to— a child who is being cared for at the home or other place by a person who is not a carer in the stand-alone service; or school children who are being provided with care by a carer in the stand-alone service who is their parent; or children who are at least 12 years and are not being provided with care. (sec.134-ssec.1) A person conducting a stand-alone service at a home or other place must ensure that— there are not more than 6 children at the home or other place; and there are not more than 4 children at the home or other place who are not yet school children. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.134-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— a child who is being cared for at the home or other place by a person who is not a carer in the stand-alone service; or school children who are being provided with care by a carer in the stand-alone service who is their parent; or children who are at least 12 years and are not being provided with care.

• (a) there are not more than 6 children at the home or other place; and
• (b) there are not more than 4 children at the home or other place who are not yet school children.
• (a) a child who is being cared for at the home or other place by a person who is not a carer in the stand-alone service; or
• (b) school children who are being provided with care by a carer in the stand-alone service who is their parent; or
• (c) children who are at least 12 years and are not being provided with care.