CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 817 Power to enter premises—ch 20 (Childcare services)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 817

    (1)     For this Act, an authorised person may, at any reasonable time, enter premises if—

        (a)     the director-general has—

              (i)     received an application for a childcare service licence under section 743 and has asked the proposed proprietor to allow the director-general to inspect the premises where the proposed proprietor proposes to operate the childcare service under section 744; or

              (ii)     received an application for renewal of a childcare service licence under section 754 and has asked the proposed proprietor to allow the director-general to inspect the premises where the proposed proprietor proposes to operate the childcare service under section 755; and

        (b)     the proposed proprietor has agreed to allow the director-general to inspect the premises.

Note     If the proposed proprietor does not allow the director-general to inspect the premises, the director-general need not decide whether the proposed proprietor is eligible for the childcare service licence or for renewal of the licence (see  s 745 and s 756).

    (2)     For this Act, an authorised person may also—

        (a)     at any reasonable time, enter premises if a licensed childcare service is operating on the premises; or

        (b)     at any time, enter premises with the occupier's consent.

    (3)     However, this section authorises entry into a part of premises used for residential purposes only if the part of the premises is used to operate the childcare service.

    (4)     This section is additional to section 813.

    (5)     In this section:

"at any reasonable time" includes at any time during normal business hours.