New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 11

11 Documents showing applicant is a fit and proper person

(1) An application for a licence is to be accompanied by information to demonstrate that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be concerned in the provision of the children’s service.

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the application is to be accompanied by the documents specified in subclause (3) for each of the following persons:

(a) if the applicant is a natural person, the applicant,

(b) if the applicant is a public authority:

(i) the chief executive officer (however described) of the public authority, and

(ii) if the public authority is a local authority, the manager of community services (however described) of the local authority,

(c) if the applicant is neither a natural person nor a public authority:

(i) each natural person involved in the control and management of the applicant, and

(ii) if the applicant is a corporation and a majority shareholder of the applicant is another corporation, each natural person involved in the control and management of the majority shareholder corporation.

(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), the specified documents are the following:

(a) a duly certified copy of the person’s qualifications in the area of children’s services or any related area (such as a diploma, certificate of competency or statement of attainment),

(b) character references from 2 independent referees, each dated no earlier than 3 months before the reference is furnished to the Director-General and containing an address to which further inquiries of the referee may be made,

(c) if the person has any training or work experience in providing children’s services (or assisting with providing children’s services), references from 2 independent referees, each describing the person’s performance during the training or work experience and containing an address to which further inquiries of the referee may be made.

(4) Subclause (3) does not limit the information that may accompany the application for the purposes of subclause (1).

Note: For example, the information may include copies of bank statements, financial records and any other documents indicating that the applicant has a sound financial reputation and stable financial background.