Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.70First aid qualifications
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sec.70 First aid qualifications
This section applies to the approved provider of a QEC approved service at all times children are being provided regulated education and care by the service. The approved provider must ensure the following persons are present and immediately available in an emergency— at least 1 educator who holds a current approved first aid qualification; at least 1 educator who has undertaken approved anaphylaxis management training within the previous 3 years; at least 1 educator who has undertaken approved emergency asthma management training within the previous 3 years. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (2) (a) , an approved first aid qualification is taken to be current if— for emergency life support training and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that forms part of the approved first aid qualification—the training was completed within the previous year; and for any other training that forms part of the approved first aid qualification—the training was completed within the previous 3 years. In this section— approved anaphylaxis management training see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5). approved emergency asthma management training see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5). approved first aid qualification see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5). (sec.70-ssec.1) This section applies to the approved provider of a QEC approved service at all times children are being provided regulated education and care by the service. (sec.70-ssec.2) The approved provider must ensure the following persons are present and immediately available in an emergency— at least 1 educator who holds a current approved first aid qualification; at least 1 educator who has undertaken approved anaphylaxis management training within the previous 3 years; at least 1 educator who has undertaken approved emergency asthma management training within the previous 3 years. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.70-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (a) , an approved first aid qualification is taken to be current if— for emergency life support training and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that forms part of the approved first aid qualification—the training was completed within the previous year; and for any other training that forms part of the approved first aid qualification—the training was completed within the previous 3 years. (sec.70-ssec.4) In this section— approved anaphylaxis management training see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5). approved emergency asthma management training see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5). approved first aid qualification see the Education and Care Services National Regulations , regulation 136(5).
- (a) at least 1 educator who holds a current approved first aid qualification;