Education and Care Services Regulation 2013
sec.51Rest pauses
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sec.51 Rest pauses
This section applies to an educator who is working directly with QEC service children. Despite section 50 , the educator is taken to be continuing to work directly with QEC service children while he or she is absent on a rest pause if— the rest pause is not more than 10 minutes; and the educator has not already been absent on 2 rest pauses on that day; and there is an educator present at the QEC service who is— not working directly with children; and able to attend with the QEC service children immediately if required; and The educator may be the educator who is absent on the rest pause. only 1 educator required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC service is absent on the rest pause. In this section— rest pause means a break from the duties of an educator’s employment under an entitlement in the employment conditions. s 51 amd 2025 SL No. 159 s 6 (sec.51-ssec.1) This section applies to an educator who is working directly with QEC service children. (sec.51-ssec.2) Despite section 50 , the educator is taken to be continuing to work directly with QEC service children while he or she is absent on a rest pause if— the rest pause is not more than 10 minutes; and the educator has not already been absent on 2 rest pauses on that day; and there is an educator present at the QEC service who is— not working directly with children; and able to attend with the QEC service children immediately if required; and The educator may be the educator who is absent on the rest pause. only 1 educator required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC service is absent on the rest pause. (sec.51-ssec.3) In this section— rest pause means a break from the duties of an educator’s employment under an entitlement in the employment conditions.
- (a) the rest pause is not more than 10 minutes; and
- (b) the educator has not already been absent on 2 rest pauses on that day; and
- (c) there is an educator present at the QEC service who is— (i) not working directly with children; and (ii) able to attend with the QEC service children immediately if required; and Note— The educator may be the educator who is absent on the rest pause.
- (i) not working directly with children; and
- (ii) able to attend with the QEC service children immediately if required; and Note— The educator may be the educator who is absent on the rest pause.
- (d) only 1 educator required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC service is absent on the rest pause.
- (i) not working directly with children; and
- (ii) able to attend with the QEC service children immediately if required; and Note— The educator may be the educator who is absent on the rest pause.