89First aid kits

89 First aid kits

89 First aid kits

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that first aid kits are kept in accordance with this subregulation, wherever the service is providing education and care to children—

(a) an appropriate number of first aid kits must be kept having regard to the number of children being educated and cared for by the service; and

(b) the first aid kits must be suitably equipped; and

(c) the first aid kits must be easily recognisable and readily accessible to adults, having regard to the design of the education and care service premises.

Penalty—

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

(b) otherwise—$6,600.

(2) A family day care educator must keep a first aid kit that is suitably equipped, easily recognisable and readily accessible to adults wherever the educator is educating and caring for children as part of a family day care service.

Penalty—$6,600.

Note.

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