Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.25Children leaving QEC service premises
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sec.25 Children leaving QEC service premises
The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure a child does not leave the QEC service premises other than under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A child may leave the QEC service premises only if— the child is given into the care of— a parent of the child; or an authorised nominee for the child who is recorded in the child’s enrolment record as an authorised nominee; or a person authorised, by a parent of the child or an authorised nominee mentioned in subparagraph (ii) , to collect the child from the premises; or the child leaves the premises in accordance with the written authorisation of a parent of the child or an authorised nominee mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) ; or the child is taken on an excursion, and the approved provider has complied with division 6 in relation to the excursion; or the child is transported by, or on transportation arranged by, the QEC approved service, and the approved provider has complied with division 7 in relation to the transportation; or the child is given into the care of a person or taken outside the premises— because the child requires medical, hospital or ambulance care or treatment; or because of another emergency. In this section— excursion , in relation to a QEC approved service, see section 72 . (sec.25-ssec.1) The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure a child does not leave the QEC service premises other than under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.25-ssec.2) A child may leave the QEC service premises only if— the child is given into the care of— a parent of the child; or an authorised nominee for the child who is recorded in the child’s enrolment record as an authorised nominee; or a person authorised, by a parent of the child or an authorised nominee mentioned in subparagraph (ii) , to collect the child from the premises; or the child leaves the premises in accordance with the written authorisation of a parent of the child or an authorised nominee mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) ; or the child is taken on an excursion, and the approved provider has complied with division 6 in relation to the excursion; or the child is transported by, or on transportation arranged by, the QEC approved service, and the approved provider has complied with division 7 in relation to the transportation; or the child is given into the care of a person or taken outside the premises— because the child requires medical, hospital or ambulance care or treatment; or because of another emergency. (sec.25-ssec.3) In this section— excursion , in relation to a QEC approved service, see section 72 .
- (a) the child is given into the care of— (i) a parent of the child; or (ii) an authorised nominee for the child who is recorded in the child’s enrolment record as an authorised nominee; or (iii) a person authorised, by a parent of the child or an authorised nominee mentioned in subparagraph (ii) , to collect the child from the premises; or