Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.163Offence relating to appointment or engagement of family day care co-ordinators
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sec.163 Offence relating to appointment or engagement of family day care co-ordinators
The approved provider of a family day care service must ensure that at all times the prescribed minimum number of qualified persons are employed or engaged as family day care co-ordinators of the family day care service— to assist with the operation of the family day care service; and to support, monitor and train the family day care educators of that service. Penalty: $17 100, in the case of an individual. $86 100, in any other case. A person is a qualified person under this section if the person has the qualifications prescribed by the national regulations. s 163 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 36 ; 2022 No. 43 (Vic) s 64 ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 25 (sec.163-ssec.1) The approved provider of a family day care service must ensure that at all times the prescribed minimum number of qualified persons are employed or engaged as family day care co-ordinators of the family day care service— to assist with the operation of the family day care service; and to support, monitor and train the family day care educators of that service. Penalty: $17 100, in the case of an individual. $86 100, in any other case. (sec.163-ssec.2) A person is a qualified person under this section if the person has the qualifications prescribed by the national regulations.
- (a) to assist with the operation of the family day care service; and
- (b) to support, monitor and train the family day care educators of that service.