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#### 164 Requirement for notice in relation to persons at residence
164 Requirement for notice in relation to persons at residence
> > (1) The approved provider of a family day care service must require each family day care educator to notify the provider of—
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> > > (a) any new person aged 18 years or over who resides, or intends to reside, at the educator’s family day care residence; and
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> > > (b) any circumstance relating to a person who resides, or intends to reside, at the educator’s family day care residence that may affect whether the person is a fit and proper person to be in the company of children.
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> > Penalty: $2200.
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> > (2) The family day care educator must notify the approved provider of—
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> > > (a) any new person aged 18 years or over who resides, or intends to reside, at the educator’s family day care residence; and
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> > > (b) any circumstance relating to a person who resides, or intends to reside, at the educator’s family day care residence that may affect whether the person is a fit and proper person to be in the company of children.
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> > Penalty: $2200.
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> > (3) For the purposes of subregulations (1)(b) and (2)(b), a circumstance that may affect whether a person is a fit and proper person to be in the company of children includes any of the following—
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> > > (a) the person is charged with or convicted of any of the following—
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> > > > (i) an offence of a sexual nature;
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> > > > (i) an offence of a violent nature;
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> > > > (iii) an offence involving drugs;
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> > > > (iv) an offence involving a weapon;
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> > > (b) the rejection of the person’s application for any of the following, or the revocation or suspension of any of the following held by the person—
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> > > > (i) a working with vulnerable people check;
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> > > > (ii) a working with vulnerable people registration;
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> > > > (iii) a working with children check;
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> > > > (iv) a working with children card;
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> > > (c) the person is prohibited from working with children.
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> > (4) A person who provides notification under subregulation (1)(b) or (2)(b) is not required to provide specific details of the circumstance that they consider may affect whether a person is a fit and proper person to be in the company of children.
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> Note.
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> A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1).
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> **Reg 164:** Am 2017 (543), reg 57; 2023 (399), reg 61.