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Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
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This section prescribes— for section 117 (1) of the Act , the circumstances in which a reference in the Act to a person with a qualification includes a person who does not have the qualification (an unqualified person ); and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time that is the maximum time of engagement for an unqualified person mentioned in section 117 (1) (a) of the Act . For a reference in the Act to a person holding an approved diploma level education and care qualification— the circumstance prescribed for section 117 (1) of the Act is that the unqualified person is appointed as a supervisor for a school age care service; and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time prescribed is 6 months. For a reference in the Act to a person holding an approved certificate III level education and care qualification— the circumstance prescribed for section 117 (1) of the Act is that both of the following apply— the position in which the unqualified person is engaged is a position in a QEC approved service that has approval to provide regulated education and care to not more than 30 children at one time; when the unqualified person is performing the functions of the position, an educator holding an approved diploma level education and care qualification and another educator holding an approved certificate III level education and care qualification are also present; and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time prescribed is 3 months. (sec.68-ssec.1) This section prescribes— for section 117 (1) of the Act , the circumstances in which a reference in the Act to a person with a qualification includes a person who does not have the qualification (an unqualified person ); and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time that is the maximum time of engagement for an unqualified person mentioned in section 117 (1) (a) of the Act . (sec.68-ssec.2) For a reference in the Act to a person holding an approved diploma level education and care qualification— the circumstance prescribed for section 117 (1) of the Act is that the unqualified person is appointed as a supervisor for a school age care service; and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time prescribed is 6 months. (sec.68-ssec.3) For a reference in the Act to a person holding an approved certificate III level education and care qualification— the circumstance prescribed for section 117 (1) of the Act is that both of the following apply— the position in which the unqualified person is engaged is a position in a QEC approved service that has approval to provide regulated education and care to not more than 30 children at one time; when the unqualified person is performing the functions of the position, an educator holding an approved diploma level education and care qualification and another educator holding an approved certificate III level education and care qualification are also present; and for section 117 (3) of the Act , definition prescribed time , the time prescribed is 3 months.