sec.180Directions to person in charge of school, education and care service or QEC approved service

### sec.180 Directions to person in charge of school, education and care service or QEC approved service The chief executive may give a direction under subsection (3) to the person in charge of a school, education and care service or QEC approved service if the chief executive is satisfied there is an outbreak of a contagious condition— at the school or service; or in the community and there is a risk of children and staff at the school or service contracting the condition. However, the chief executive must not give a direction without first consulting with the person in charge of the school or service and with— for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a school—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 and the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or for a direction to be given to the person in charge of an education and care service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) ; or for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a QEC approved service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services Act 2013 . A direction must be in writing and state ways of minimising the risk of contracting the contagious condition by children and staff at the school or service including, for example, by— preventing the sharing of eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen and clothing; or requiring that eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen, toys or other equipment be disinfected; or requiring that stated procedures for cleaning and disinfecting be followed; or requiring the person in charge to give information to staff, children or parents about the contagious condition including about the way it may be treated and measures to prevent its spread. The person in charge of the school or service must comply with a direction by the chief executive. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —50 penalty units. s 180 amd 2006 No. 39 s 512 (1) sch 1 ; 2011 No. 38 s 99 ; 2011 No. 41 s 62 ; 2013 No. 44 s 269 s ch 1 pt 2 ; 2017 No. 24 s 251 (sec.180-ssec.1) The chief executive may give a direction under subsection (3) to the person in charge of a school, education and care service or QEC approved service if the chief executive is satisfied there is an outbreak of a contagious condition— at the school or service; or in the community and there is a risk of children and staff at the school or service contracting the condition. (sec.180-ssec.2) However, the chief executive must not give a direction without first consulting with the person in charge of the school or service and with— for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a school—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 and the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or for a direction to be given to the person in charge of an education and care service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) ; or for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a QEC approved service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services Act 2013 . (sec.180-ssec.3) A direction must be in writing and state ways of minimising the risk of contracting the contagious condition by children and staff at the school or service including, for example, by— preventing the sharing of eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen and clothing; or requiring that eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen, toys or other equipment be disinfected; or requiring that stated procedures for cleaning and disinfecting be followed; or requiring the person in charge to give information to staff, children or parents about the contagious condition including about the way it may be treated and measures to prevent its spread. (sec.180-ssec.4) The person in charge of the school or service must comply with a direction by the chief executive. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —50 penalty units. - (a) at the school or service; or - (b) in the community and there is a risk of children and staff at the school or service contracting the condition. - (a) for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a school—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 and the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ; or - (b) for a direction to be given to the person in charge of an education and care service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) ; or - (c) for a direction to be given to the person in charge of a QEC approved service—the chief executive of the department that administers the Education and Care Services Act 2013 . - (a) preventing the sharing of eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen and clothing; or - (b) requiring that eating utensils, drinking cups, bed linen, toys or other equipment be disinfected; or - (c) requiring that stated procedures for cleaning and disinfecting be followed; or - (d) requiring the person in charge to give information to staff, children or parents about the contagious condition including about the way it may be treated and measures to prevent its spread.