sec.16Serious incidents— Act , s 127

sec.16 Serious incidents— Act , s 127

For section 127 (3) of the Act , definition serious incident , the following incidents, or types of incidents, are prescribed in relation to the approved provider of a QEC approved service— the death of a child— while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service; or following an incident that occurs while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service; an incident involving serious injury or trauma to, or illness of, a child while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service— that a reasonable person would consider requires urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or anaphylaxis reaction, broken limb, whooping cough for which the child attended, or should reasonably have attended, a hospital; an incident for which an entity providing emergency services attended the QEC service premises; if the approved provider reasonably believes physical abuse or sexual abuse of a child has occurred, or is occurring, while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service; if a child being provided regulated education and care by the service appears to be missing or can not be accounted for; if a child appears to have been taken or removed from the service in a way that contravenes— the Act ; or an order of a court or tribunal; if a child is mistakenly locked in, or locked out of, the QEC service premises or any part of the premises. See section 83 for matters prescribed for section 127 (1) (d) of the Act .

• (a) the death of a child— (i) while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service; or (ii) following an incident that occurs while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service;
• (i) while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service; or
• (ii) following an incident that occurs while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service;
• (b) an incident involving serious injury or trauma to, or illness of, a child while the child is being provided regulated education and care by the service— (i) that a reasonable person would consider requires urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or Examples of serious injury, trauma or illness— anaphylaxis reaction, broken limb, whooping cough (ii) for which the child attended, or should reasonably have attended, a hospital;
• (i) that a reasonable person would consider requires urgent medical attention from a medical practitioner; or Examples of serious injury, trauma or illness— anaphylaxis reaction, broken limb, whooping cough
• (ii) for which the child attended, or should reasonably have attended, a hospital;
• (c) an incident for which an entity providing emergency services attended the QEC service premises;