New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 16

16 Information about premises to accompany application-centre based or mobile children’s service

(1) An application for a licence for a centre based children’s service must be accompanied by the following information and documents:

(a) the address of the premises where the children’s service will be provided,

(b) evidence of the applicant’s eligibility to apply for a licence under clause 7,

(c) 3 copies of a site plan of the premises at which the service is to be provided that:

(i) shows the location of every building, structure, outdoor play area, fence, gate and shaded area on the premises, and

(ii) shows the location of each point of entry to or exit from the premises, including entries and exits by way of any residential premises, and

(iii) specifies the type of each fence and gate located on the premises, and

(iv) shows the boundaries of the premises, and

(v) is drawn by a person who is an architect within the meaning of the Architects Act 2003 or who is accredited by the Building Designers Association of NSW Inc in relation to the design of the class of buildings concerned, and

(vi) is drawn to a metric scale of 1:100 or 1:200, and

(vii) is drawn on one sheet of paper,

(d) 3 copies of a plan of each building on the premises that:

(i) shows the elevations and dimensions of the building and the dimensions of the lot on which the building is located, and

(ii) shows the location of fences on the premises, and

(iii) shows the floor plan of each of the buildings concerned, together with the proposed use of each part of the building (including the location of the toilets, any nappy change area, craft preparation area and internal storeroom),

(iv) is drawn by a person who is an architect within the meaning of the Architects Act 2003 or who is accredited by the Building Designers Association of NSW Inc in relation to the design of the class of buildings concerned, and

(v) is drawn to a metric scale of 1:50 or 1:100, and

(vi) is drawn on one sheet of paper,

(e) a statement in writing signed or sealed by the applicant and by the person referred to in paragraph (d) (iv):

(i) stating that the premises comply with the Part 3 facilities and equipment requirements applicable to a centre based children’s service, or

(ii) stating any respect in which the premises do not comply with those requirements,

(f) if an occupation certificate is required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the proposed use of the premises for a children’s service, a copy of the certificate,

(g) a certificate issued under section 149A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the premises.

(2) An application for a licence for a mobile children’s service must be accompanied by the following information and documents:

(a) the address of the premises where the children’s service will be provided, including any adjacent premises that will be used to provide the service in conjunction with the main premises,

(b) if an occupation certificate is required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the proposed use of the premises for a children’s service, a copy of the certificate,

(c) a certificate issued under section 149A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the premises.