New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 60

60 Requirements for approval of emergency child care arrangements

(1) The Director-General may give an approval under clause 59 only if each child the subject of the approval:

(a) is a client of the Department or is a member of a family that is a client of the Department, or

(b) is, in the opinion of the Director-General, likely to become a client of the Department, or is a member of a family that is likely to become a client of the Department, or

(c) has a parent whose health needs require urgent care for the child, or

(d) has a parent who is undertaking a rehabilitation program, or

(e) is a client of, or is a member of a family that is a client of, an organisation funded by the Department (other than an organisation funded by or under the Children’s Services Program administered by the Department), or

(f) has a parent who is participating in an approved job skills program for the long-term unemployed, or

(g) is the holder of a visa of a class of visas described as “protection” visas under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth (or is the child of a person who holds such a visa).

(2) The period for which a child may be provided with a service under such an approval must not exceed 6 months.

(3) Each child who is the subject of an approval under clause 59 is to be named in the approval.

(4) The licensee of a centre based, mobile or home based children’s service must admit a child who is the subject of such an approval to the first available vacancy at the service.

(5) The authorised supervisor of a family day care children’s service must admit a child who is the subject of such an approval to the first available vacancy at the service.

(6) The Director-General may give an approval for a particular child to be provided with a service under this clause on more than one occasion.