Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011
sec.26Death of sole holder of service approval
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sec.26 Death of sole holder of service approval
This section applies if the approved provider of an education and care service dies. The executor of the approved provider’s estate does not commit an offence against the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 176B , by operating the approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 , without a working with children clearance— during the relevant period; and if the executor makes a working with children check application within the relevant period and does not withdraw the application—until the application is decided. The executor of the approved provider’s estate does not commit an offence against the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 176G , by operating the approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 , without a working with children exemption, during the relevant period. If the executor of the approved provider’s estate is a corporation, a reference in this section to the executor not committing an offence against a provision of the Working with Children Check Act 2000 also applies to an executive officer of the corporation. In this section— relevant period see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 (7) . working with children clearance see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 18A . working with children exemption see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 18B . s 26 amd 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 sch 4 pt 2 (sec.26-ssec.1) This section applies if the approved provider of an education and care service dies. (sec.26-ssec.2) The executor of the approved provider’s estate does not commit an offence against the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 176B , by operating the approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 , without a working with children clearance— during the relevant period; and if the executor makes a working with children check application within the relevant period and does not withdraw the application—until the application is decided. (sec.26-ssec.3) The executor of the approved provider’s estate does not commit an offence against the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 176G , by operating the approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 , without a working with children exemption, during the relevant period. (sec.26-ssec.4) If the executor of the approved provider’s estate is a corporation, a reference in this section to the executor not committing an offence against a provision of the Working with Children Check Act 2000 also applies to an executive officer of the corporation. (sec.26-ssec.5) In this section— relevant period see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 39 (7) . working with children clearance see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 18A . working with children exemption see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 18B .