Education and Care Services Act 2013
sec.49Conditions of Queensland service approval
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sec.49 Conditions of Queensland service approval
The chief executive may grant a service approval on conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. In addition, the following conditions apply to each service approval— the approved provider must operate the QEC approved service in a way that ensures the safety, health and wellbeing of children who attend the service and meets their educational and developmental needs; the condition mentioned in section 50 ; the approved provider must ensure there is in force, for the service, the insurance cover prescribed under a regulation; subject to subsection (3) , the approved provider must start operating the QEC approved service within 6 months after the approval is granted (the start-up period ). On application by the approved provider, the chief executive may extend the start-up period by the further period, of not more than 6 months, that the chief executive considers appropriate in all the circumstances. (sec.49-ssec.1) The chief executive may grant a service approval on conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.49-ssec.2) In addition, the following conditions apply to each service approval— the approved provider must operate the QEC approved service in a way that ensures the safety, health and wellbeing of children who attend the service and meets their educational and developmental needs; the condition mentioned in section 50 ; the approved provider must ensure there is in force, for the service, the insurance cover prescribed under a regulation; subject to subsection (3) , the approved provider must start operating the QEC approved service within 6 months after the approval is granted (the start-up period ). (sec.49-ssec.3) On application by the approved provider, the chief executive may extend the start-up period by the further period, of not more than 6 months, that the chief executive considers appropriate in all the circumstances.
- (a) the approved provider must operate the QEC approved service in a way that ensures the safety, health and wellbeing of children who attend the service and meets their educational and developmental needs;
- (b) the condition mentioned in section 50 ;
- (c) the approved provider must ensure there is in force, for the service, the insurance cover prescribed under a regulation;
- (d) subject to subsection (3) , the approved provider must start operating the QEC approved service within 6 months after the approval is granted (the start-up period ).