Education and Care Services Act 2013
sec.79Suspension of service approval without show cause notice
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sec.79 Suspension of service approval without show cause notice
This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied there is an immediate risk to the safety, health or wellbeing of a child or children being educated and cared for by a QEC approved service operated by an approved provider. The chief executive may suspend the approved provider’s service approval on a ground mentioned in section 76 without giving the approved provider a show cause notice under section 77 . The suspension may not be for a period of more than 6 months. See section 211 (Reviewable decisions). (sec.79-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied there is an immediate risk to the safety, health or wellbeing of a child or children being educated and cared for by a QEC approved service operated by an approved provider. (sec.79-ssec.2) The chief executive may suspend the approved provider’s service approval on a ground mentioned in section 76 without giving the approved provider a show cause notice under section 77 . (sec.79-ssec.3) The suspension may not be for a period of more than 6 months. See section 211 (Reviewable decisions).