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Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
162Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present
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162 Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present
Sch. s. 162(1) amended by Nos 43/2022 s. 63, 53/2025 s. 24.
(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that one of the following persons is present at all times that the service is educating and caring for children—
(a) the approved provider, if the approved provider is an individual or, in any other case, a person with management or control of an education and care service operated by the approved provider;
Sch. s. 162(1)(b) substituted by No. 9/2017 s. 34.
Sch. s. 162(1)(c) substituted by No. 9/2017 s. 34.
(c) a person in day-to-day charge of the service.
(2) This section does not apply to an approved family day care service.
Sch. s. 162A inserted by No. 9/2017 s. 35, substituted by Nos 43/2022 s. 35, 53/2025 s. 78.