Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.66Times supervisor must be present— Act , s 113
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sec.66 Times supervisor must be present— Act , s 113
For section 113 (4) (a) of the Act , the following times are prescribed— if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are 10 hours or less— for at least 75% of the service’s normal operating hours for the day; and as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day; if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are more than 10 hours— for at least 7.5 hours for the day; and as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day. In this section— peak period , in relation to the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service, means the part of the day for which, ordinarily, the number of children at the service is at its highest level. (sec.66-ssec.1) For section 113 (4) (a) of the Act , the following times are prescribed— if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are 10 hours or less— for at least 75% of the service’s normal operating hours for the day; and as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day; if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are more than 10 hours— for at least 7.5 hours for the day; and as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day. (sec.66-ssec.2) In this section— peak period , in relation to the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service, means the part of the day for which, ordinarily, the number of children at the service is at its highest level.
- (a) if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are 10 hours or less— (i) for at least 75% of the service’s normal operating hours for the day; and (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day;
- (i) for at least 75% of the service’s normal operating hours for the day; and
- (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day;
- (b) if the normal operating hours of a QEC approved service for a day are more than 10 hours— (i) for at least 7.5 hours for the day; and (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day.
- (i) for at least 7.5 hours for the day; and
- (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day.
- (i) for at least 75% of the service’s normal operating hours for the day; and
- (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day;
- (i) for at least 7.5 hours for the day; and
- (ii) as far as possible, for most of the service’s peak period for the day.