Education and Care Services Regulation 2013
sec.24Infectious diseases— Act , s 244 (2) (c)
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sec.24 Infectious diseases— Act , s 244 (2) (c)
This section applies if there is an occurrence of an infectious disease at a QEC approved service. The Queensland approved provider must ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent the spread of the infectious disease at the QEC service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The approved provider must ensure that a parent or an authorised emergency contact of each QEC service child is notified of the occurrence as soon as practicable. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— authorised emergency contact , for a QEC service child, means a person authorised by the parent of the child to collect the child, or respond to an incident involving the child. (sec.24-ssec.1) This section applies if there is an occurrence of an infectious disease at a QEC approved service. (sec.24-ssec.2) The Queensland approved provider must ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent the spread of the infectious disease at the QEC service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.3) The approved provider must ensure that a parent or an authorised emergency contact of each QEC service child is notified of the occurrence as soon as practicable. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.4) In this section— authorised emergency contact , for a QEC service child, means a person authorised by the parent of the child to collect the child, or respond to an incident involving the child.