CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 772 Offence—operate childcare service in contravention of standards

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 772

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is—

              (i)     a licensed proprietor of a childcare service; or

              (ii)     a controlling person for a licensed childcare service; and

        (b)     the childcare service is operated in a way that does not comply with the childcare services standards.

Note     The Minister may make childcare services standards under s 887.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     This section does not apply if—

        (a)     a temporary standards exemption under section 749 (2) is in force for the childcare service; and

        (b)     the exemption exempts the childcare service from the operation of this section; and

        (c)     the proprietor of the childcare service operates the childcare service in accordance with the exemption.

Note     An authorised person may, at any reasonable time, enter premises if a licensed childcare service is operating on the premises or the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that a childcare service is operating on the premises (see  s 817).