Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.188Offence to engage person to whom prohibition notice applies
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sec.188 Offence to engage person to whom prohibition notice applies
An approved provider must not engage a person as an educator, family day care educator, employee, contractor or staff member of, or allow a person to perform volunteer services for, an education and care service if the provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, a prohibition notice is in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction in respect of the person. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case. An approved provider must not nominate a person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service if the approved provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a prohibition notice is in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction prohibiting the nomination of that person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case. An approved provider must not nominate a person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service if the approved provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the nomination would place the person in contravention of a condition of a prohibition notice in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case. s 188 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 51 ; 2022 No. 43 (Vic) s 84 ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 45 (sec.188-ssec.1) An approved provider must not engage a person as an educator, family day care educator, employee, contractor or staff member of, or allow a person to perform volunteer services for, an education and care service if the provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, a prohibition notice is in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction in respect of the person. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case. (sec.188-ssec.2) An approved provider must not nominate a person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service if the approved provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a prohibition notice is in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction prohibiting the nomination of that person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case. (sec.188-ssec.3) An approved provider must not nominate a person as a nominated supervisor of an education and care service if the approved provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the nomination would place the person in contravention of a condition of a prohibition notice in force under this Law as applying in any participating jurisdiction. Penalty: $68 700, in the case of an individual. $344 700, in any other case.