84DProhibition of bassinets

84D Prohibition of bassinets

84D Prohibition of bassinets

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a bassinet is not on the education and care service premises at any time during which children are being educated and cared for by the service.

Penalty—

(a) for a large child care provider—$19,800; or

(b) otherwise—$6,600.

(2) A nominated supervisor of an education and care service must ensure that a bassinet is not on the education and care service premises at any time during which children are being educated and cared for by the service.

Penalty—$6,600.

(3) A family day care educator must ensure that, at any time during which the educator is educating and caring for children as part of a family day care service, a bassinet is not on the education and care service premises from which the educator is providing the education and care.

Penalty—$6,600.

Note—

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