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CHILD CARE SERVICES ACT 2007
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
4. Term used: child care service
5A. Term used: supervising officer
5B. Application of this Act to associated children’s services
5. Object of Act
6. Paramount consideration when performing functions under Act
7. Principles to be observed when administering Act
8. Crown bound
PART 2 -- Licensing of child care services
Division 1 -- Licence requirement
9. Providing child care service without licence, offence
Division 2 -- Licence application process
10. Who may apply for licence
11. Application for licence
12. CEO may request more information to decide licence application
Division 3 -- Grant of licence
13. Licence, grant of
14. General restrictions on grant of licence
15. Additional restrictions on grant of licence to individual applicant
16. Additional restrictions on grant of licence to corporate applicant
Division 4 -- Licence conditions
18. Condition as to supervision and control
19. Conditions that may be imposed
20. Contravention of conditions, offence
Division 5 -- Duration and renewal of licence
21. Duration of licence
22. Renewal of licence, application for
23A. CEO may request more information to decide renewal application
23. Restrictions on renewal of licence
24. Conditions of renewed licence
Division 6 -- Disciplinary matters
25. Suspending licence on ground of unacceptable risk
27. Revoking suspension made under s.
28. Duration of suspension
29. Disciplinary action by SAT against licensee
30A. Limitations on penalties imposed under s. 29(4)(d) or by courts for offences
30B. Cancelling licence if child care service no longer provided
30C. Disciplinary action by SAT against managerial officer
30D. Disqualified managerial officer not to be employed
Division 7 -- Review of licensing decisions
30. Applying for review by SAT
Division 8 -- General
31. Licence not transferable
32. Amending licence
33. Licence document, issue of
34. Licence document to be produced to CEO on request if licence amended or renewed
35. Licence document to be returned to CEO if licence no longer in effect
36. Advertising child care service, restrictions on
PART 3 -- Administration
37. Cooperation and assistance between CEO and others
38. Exchange of information between CEO and others
39. Delegation by CEO
40. Licensing officers, designation of etc.
41A. Licensing officers, functions of
41. Advisory bodies, establishment of by Minister etc.
PART 4 -- Compliance and enforcement
Division 1 -- General powers
42. Entry to places
43A. Powers after entering place
43B. Information, records etc., powers to obtain
43C. Relevant records, powers in relation to
43D. Direction under this Division, giving and contravening
43E. Exercise of power may be filmed etc.
43F. Assistance and use of force to exercise power
43G. Seizing things, procedure on
43H. Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006, application of
Division 2 -- Entry warrants
43I. Entry warrant, who may apply for etc.
43J. Entry warrant, application for
43K. Issue and content of entry warrant
43L. Effect of entry warrant
Division 3 -- Compliance notices
43M. CEO may give compliance notice
43N. Contravening compliance notice, offence
43O. Review by SAT of decision to give compliance notice
Division 4 -- Proceedings and evidence
43P. Prosecutions and other proceedings, commencement of etc.
43Q. Evidentiary certificate
43. No privilege against self-incrimination
44. Evidence Act 1906 not affected
PART 5 -- Other matters
45A. Information about child care services etc., publication of by CEO
45. Exemptions from s. 9 etc., Minister’s powers as to
46. Child care records, production of in legal proceedings
47. Obstructing person performing function under Act, offence
48. Impersonating licensing officer, offence
49. False or misleading information in applications etc., offence
50. Information obtained under Act, disclosure and use of restricted
51A. CEO may require statutory declaration
51. Protection from liability for wrongdoing
52. Regulations
53A. Regulations may adopt published documents
53B. Regulations may prescribe codes of practice
53C. Preparation of draft code of practice by CEO
53D. Interim code of practice
53. Review of Act
PART 6 -- Transitional provisions
Division 1 -- Provisions relating to repeal of Children and Community Services Act 2004 Part
54. Terms used
55. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected
56. Certain regulations continue in force after 10 Aug 2007
57. Exemptions in force immediately before 10 Aug 2007
58. Applications for licence etc. not decided by 10 Aug 2007
59. Licences in force immediately before 10 Aug 2007
60. References to Part 8 provisions, interpretation of
61. Transitional regulations
Division 2 -- Provisions relating to Child Care Services Amendment Act 2011
62A. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected
62B. Licensing officers appointed immediately before 7 Jan 2012
62C. Certain people who were supervising officers immediately before 7 Jan 2012
62D. Suspensions in force immediately before 7 Jan 2012
62E. Transitional regulations
SCHEDULE 1 -- Purposes for which regulations may be made
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