Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.206Power of authorised officers to obtain information, documents and evidence from approved providers, nominated supervisors, staff members and volunteers
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sec.206 Power of authorised officers to obtain information, documents and evidence from approved providers, nominated supervisors, staff members and volunteers
An authorised officer may exercise a power under this section for any of the following purposes— monitoring compliance with this Law; a rating assessment of an approved education and care service under Part 5 ; obtaining information requested under section 35 or 83 . An authorised officer may, by written notice, require a specified person to provide to the authorised officer, by writing signed by that person or, if the person is not an individual, by a competent officer of that person, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any relevant information that is specified in the notice. The time specified in the notice must not be less than 14 days from the date the notice is issued. In this section— specified person means a person who is or has been— an approved provider, a nominated supervisor or a staff member of, or a volunteer at, an approved education and care service; or a family day care educator. s 206 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 53 (3) ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 6 (sec.206-ssec.1) An authorised officer may exercise a power under this section for any of the following purposes— monitoring compliance with this Law; a rating assessment of an approved education and care service under Part 5 ; obtaining information requested under section 35 or 83 . (sec.206-ssec.2) An authorised officer may, by written notice, require a specified person to provide to the authorised officer, by writing signed by that person or, if the person is not an individual, by a competent officer of that person, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any relevant information that is specified in the notice. (sec.206-ssec.3) The time specified in the notice must not be less than 14 days from the date the notice is issued. (sec.206-ssec.4) In this section— specified person means a person who is or has been— an approved provider, a nominated supervisor or a staff member of, or a volunteer at, an approved education and care service; or a family day care educator. s 206 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 53 (3) ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 6
- (a) monitoring compliance with this Law;
- (b) a rating assessment of an approved education and care service under Part 5 ;
- (c) obtaining information requested under section 35 or 83 .
- (a) an approved provider, a nominated supervisor or a staff member of, or a volunteer at, an approved education and care service; or
- (b) a family day care educator.