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#### 77 Health, hygiene and safe food practices
77 Health, hygiene and safe food practices
> > (1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that nominated supervisors and staff members of, and volunteers at, the service implement—
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> > > (a) adequate health and hygiene practices; and
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> > > (b) safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food—
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> > to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the service.
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> > Penalty: $2200.
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> > (2) A nominated supervisor of an education and care service must implement, and ensure that all staff members of, and volunteers at, the service implement—
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> > > (a) adequate health and hygiene practices; and
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> > > (b) safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food—
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> > to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the service.
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> > Penalty: $2200.
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> > (3) A family day care educator must implement—
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> > > (a) adequate health and hygiene practices; and
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> > > (b) safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food—
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> > to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the educator as part of a family day care service.
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> > Penalty: $2200.
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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 77:** Am 2017 (543), reg 23; 2023 (399), reg 18.