Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.73Meaning of excursion authorisation
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sec.73 Meaning of excursion authorisation
An excursion authorisation , in relation to a child, is a written document that— states the name of the child; and is given by— a parent of the child; or a person who is recorded in the child’s enrolment record as being authorised, by a parent of the child, to authorise the taking of the child on an excursion by an educator of the QEC approved service; and authorises an educator of the QEC approved service to take the child on an excursion; and includes the information stated in subsection (2) about the excursion, as completed by the approved provider of the QEC approved service. For subsection (1) (d) , the information about the excursion is as follows— the reason the child is to be taken on the excursion; for an excursion other than a regular outing—the day the child is to be taken on the excursion; a description of the proposed destination for the excursion; the transportation to be used for the excursion; the activities proposed to be undertaken by the child during the excursion; the period of time the child will be away from the QEC service premises; the anticipated number of children likely to be participating in the excursion; the anticipated ratio of educators to the anticipated number of children on the excursion; the anticipated number of staff members and any other adults who will accompany and supervise the children on the excursion; that a risk assessment for the excursion has been conducted as required under section 75 and is available for inspection at the QEC service premises. (sec.73-ssec.1) An excursion authorisation , in relation to a child, is a written document that— states the name of the child; and is given by— a parent of the child; or a person who is recorded in the child’s enrolment record as being authorised, by a parent of the child, to authorise the taking of the child on an excursion by an educator of the QEC approved service; and authorises an educator of the QEC approved service to take the child on an excursion; and includes the information stated in subsection (2) about the excursion, as completed by the approved provider of the QEC approved service. (sec.73-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (d) , the information about the excursion is as follows— the reason the child is to be taken on the excursion; for an excursion other than a regular outing—the day the child is to be taken on the excursion; a description of the proposed destination for the excursion; the transportation to be used for the excursion; the activities proposed to be undertaken by the child during the excursion; the period of time the child will be away from the QEC service premises; the anticipated number of children likely to be participating in the excursion; the anticipated ratio of educators to the anticipated number of children on the excursion; the anticipated number of staff members and any other adults who will accompany and supervise the children on the excursion; that a risk assessment for the excursion has been conducted as required under section 75 and is available for inspection at the QEC service premises.