84Awareness of child protection law

84 Awareness of child protection law

84 Awareness of child protection law

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a person specified in subregulation (2), whether or not the person works with children, is advised of—

(a) the existence and application of the current child protection law; and

(b) any obligations that the person may have under that law.

Penalty—

(a) for a large child care provider—$9,900; or

(b) otherwise—$3,300.

(2) The following persons are specified—

(a) a nominated supervisor of the service;

(b) a staff member of the service;

(c) a volunteer at the service.

(d)

(3) A provider is taken to have met the provider’s obligation to ensure a specified person understands the matters set out in subregulation (1)(a) and (b) if the provider can ensure the specified person can explain the following—

(a) the obligations of the specified person as a mandatory reporter;

(b) the circumstances under which the specified person must make a report;

(c) how to submit a report.

Note.

A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1).

Reg 84: Am 2026 (52), Sch 1[3] [4].