Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.162Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present
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sec.162 Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present
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— 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; a nominated supervisor of the service; a person in day-to-day charge of the service. Penalty: $17 100, in the case of an individual. $86 100, in any other case. This section does not apply to an approved family day care service. s 162 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 34 ; 2022 No. 43 (Vic) s 63 ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 24 (sec.162-ssec.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— 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; a nominated supervisor of the service; a person in day-to-day charge of the service. Penalty: $17 100, in the case of an individual. $86 100, in any other case. (sec.162-ssec.2) This section does not apply to an approved family day care service.
- (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;
- (b) a nominated supervisor of the service;
- (c) a person in day-to-day charge of the service.