New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 54

54 Cooking staff

(1) The licensee of a centre based or mobile children’s service must ensure that a qualified cook is employed by the service if meals are prepared and provided to children on the premises of the service.

(2) The cook is to be available for the period necessary to prepare the meals for the number of children being catered for and to clean the area of the premises used to prepare the meals.

(3) A person is a qualified cook only if the person holds a certificate attesting to the person’s successful completion of a basic training course in food safety and nutrition that:

(a) complies with guidelines issued by the Director-General from time to time for the purpose of this clause, and

(b) is provided by a registered training organisation.

(4) The licensee and the authorised supervisor of a centre based or mobile children’s service must ensure that, for each cook employed by the service to prepare and provide meals to children on the premises, a copy of the cook’s certificate, as referred to in subclause (3), is displayed on the premises in a prominent position.