sec.82Disembarking vehicles

sec.82 Disembarking vehicles

This section applies to the approved provider of a QEC approved service if children disembark a vehicle at the QEC service premises as part of the regular transportation of children by, or arranged by, the service. The approved provider must ensure— a staff member, other than a staff member driving the vehicle, is present when the children disembark the vehicle at the QEC service premises; and each child disembarking the vehicle at the QEC service premises is accounted for by the staff member; and the staff member examines the interior of the vehicle to confirm no child remains on the vehicle; and immediately after all the children have disembarked the vehicle at the QEC service premises, the staff member makes a record that— states that each child disembarking the vehicle has been accounted for; and states how each child disembarking the vehicle has been accounted for; and states that the examination required under paragraph (c) has been conducted; and states the date and time the record is made; and states the staff member’s name; and is signed by the staff member. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. If the staff member is an educator, nothing in this section prevents the staff member from being counted towards the number of educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the service under division 5 . (sec.82-ssec.1) This section applies to the approved provider of a QEC approved service if children disembark a vehicle at the QEC service premises as part of the regular transportation of children by, or arranged by, the service. (sec.82-ssec.2) The approved provider must ensure— a staff member, other than a staff member driving the vehicle, is present when the children disembark the vehicle at the QEC service premises; and each child disembarking the vehicle at the QEC service premises is accounted for by the staff member; and the staff member examines the interior of the vehicle to confirm no child remains on the vehicle; and immediately after all the children have disembarked the vehicle at the QEC service premises, the staff member makes a record that— states that each child disembarking the vehicle has been accounted for; and states how each child disembarking the vehicle has been accounted for; and states that the examination required under paragraph (c) has been conducted; and states the date and time the record is made; and states the staff member’s name; and is signed by the staff member. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.82-ssec.3) If the staff member is an educator, nothing in this section prevents the staff member from being counted towards the number of educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the service under division 5 .

• (a) a staff member, other than a staff member driving the vehicle, is present when the children disembark the vehicle at the QEC service premises; and