Education and Care Services Regulation 2013
sec.22Serious incidents— Act , s 127 (4)
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sec.22 Serious incidents— Act , s 127 (4)
For section 127 (4) of the Act , the following are prescribed as serious incidents— the death of a child— while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child; or following an incident while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child; any incident involving serious injury or trauma to, or illness of, a child while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child— which a reasonable person would consider required urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or whooping cough, broken limb, anaphylaxis reaction for which the child attended, or ought reasonably to have attended, a hospital; any incident where the attendance of emergency services at the QEC service premises was sought, or ought reasonably to have been sought; any circumstance where a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to a child and the child— appears to be missing or can not be accounted for; or appears to have been taken or removed from the QEC service premises in a way that contravenes this Act; or is mistakenly locked in or locked out of the QEC service premises or any part of the premises.
- (a) the death of a child— (i) while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child; or (ii) following an incident while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child;
- (i) while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child; or
- (ii) following an incident while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child;
- (b) any incident involving serious injury or trauma to, or illness of, a child while a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to the child— (i) which a reasonable person would consider required urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or Examples— whooping cough, broken limb, anaphylaxis reaction (ii) for which the child attended, or ought reasonably to have attended, a hospital;
- (i) which a reasonable person would consider required urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or Examples— whooping cough, broken limb, anaphylaxis reaction
- (ii) for which the child attended, or ought reasonably to have attended, a hospital;
- (c) any incident where the attendance of emergency services at the QEC service premises was sought, or ought reasonably to have been sought;
- (d) any circumstance where a QEC approved service provides regulated education and care to a child and the child— (i) appears to be missing or can not be accounted for; or (ii) appears to have been taken or removed from the QEC service premises in a way that contravenes this Act; or (iii) is mistakenly locked in or locked out of the QEC service premises or any part of the premises.