Education and Care Services National Regulations (NSW)
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136 First aid qualifications
136 First aid qualifications
(1) The approved provider of a centre-based service must ensure that each of the following persons are in attendance at any place where children are being educated and cared for by the service, and immediately available in an emergency, at all times that children are being educated and cared for by the service—
(a) at least one staff member or one nominated supervisor of the service who holds a current approved first aid qualification;
(b) at least one staff member or one nominated supervisor of the service who has undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training;
(c) at least one staff member or one nominated supervisor of the service who has undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training.
Penalty—
(a) for a large child care provider—$19,800; or
(b) otherwise—$6,600.
(2) If children are being educated and cared for at service premises on the site of a school, it is sufficient for the purposes of subregulation (1) if the following are in attendance at the school site and immediately available in an emergency—
(a) for the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), at least one staff member of the school who holds a current approved first aid qualification;
(b) for the purposes of subregulation (1)(b), at least one staff member of the school who has undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training;
(c) for the purposes of subregulation (1)(c), at least one staff member of the school who has undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training.
(3) The approved provider of a family day care service must ensure that each family day care educator and family day care educator assistant engaged by or registered with the service—
(a) holds a current approved first aid qualification; and
(b) has undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training; and
(c) has undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training.
Penalty—
(a) for a large child care provider—$19,800; or