175Prescribed information to be notified to Regulatory Authority

#### 175 Prescribed information to be notified to Regulatory Authority 175 Prescribed information to be notified to Regulatory Authority > > (1) For the purposes of section 174(1)(b) of the Law, the following matters are prescribed— > > > > > (a) any change to the address of the approved provider or the principal office of the approved provider, or the contact details of the approved provider; > > > > > (b) the appointment of receivers or liquidators or administrators to the approved provider or any other matters that affect the financial viability and ongoing operation of the education and care service. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 174(2)(c) of the Law, the following matters are prescribed— > > > > > (a) any change to the hours and days of operation of the education and care service; > > > > > (ab) in the case of a centre-based service, any change to the ages of children being educated or cared for by the service; > > > > > (ac) in the case of a centre-based service, any change to the nature of education and care offered by the service; > > > > > > Example > > > > > > If a centre-based service educates and cares for children over preschool age and the service proposes to offer education and care to children who are preschool age and under. > > > > > (b) any incident that requires the approved provider to close, or reduce the number of children attending, the education and care service for a period; > > > > > > Example. > > > > > > A flood or a fire that requires an approved provider to close the education and care service premises (or part of those premises) while repairs are undertaken. > > > > > (c) any circumstance arising at the service that poses a risk to the health, safety or wellbeing of a child or children attending the service; > > > > > (ca) the attendance at the approved education and care service of any additional child or children being educated and cared for in an emergency in the circumstances set out in regulation 123(5), including— > > > > > > > (i) a description of the emergency; and > > > > > > > (ii) a statement by the approved provider that the approved provider had taken into account the safety, health and wellbeing of all the children attending the education and care service when deciding to provide education and care to the additional child or children. > > > > > (d) any incident where the approved provider reasonably believes that physical abuse or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while the child is or the children are being educated and cared for by the education and care service; > > > > > (e) allegations that physical or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while the child is or the children are being educated and cared for by the education and care service (other than an allegation that has been notified under section 174(2)(b) of the Law); > > > > > (f) for a centre-based service that starts providing, or arranging for, regular transportation of children—the first time the service provides, or arranges for, the transportation of children; > > > > > (g) for a centre-based service that stops providing, or arranging for, regular transportation of children—the final time the service provides, or arranges for, the transportation of children. > > **Reg 175:** Am 2013 (417), reg 22 (1); 2017 (543), reg 64; 2023 (2), reg 7; 2023 (399), reg 69.