Education and Care Services Regulation 2013
sec.52Other temporary absences
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sec.52 Other temporary absences
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 with the QEC service children while he or she is temporarily absent, other than on a rest pause, if— the absence is not more than 5 minutes; and no other educators required to meet the relevant educator to child ratios are absent at the same time. (sec.52-ssec.1) This section applies to an educator who is working directly with QEC service children. (sec.52-ssec.2) Despite section 50 , the educator is taken to be continuing to work with the QEC service children while he or she is temporarily absent, other than on a rest pause, if— the absence is not more than 5 minutes; and no other educators required to meet the relevant educator to child ratios are absent at the same time.
- (a) the absence is not more than 5 minutes; and
- (b) no other educators required to meet the relevant educator to child ratios are absent at the same time.