New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 83

83 Emergency and evacuation procedures

(1) The licensee of a children’s service must ensure that a written emergency plan for fire and other emergencies (including evacuation procedures) is developed and kept up to date.

(2) A copy of each plan must be displayed:

(a) in the case of a centre based children’s service, in each playroom in any building on the premises of the service and at each main exit from the building, and

(b) in the case of a mobile children’s service, at each of the premises where the service is provided, and

(c) in the case of a family day care children’s service, at the home of each family day care carer of the service, and

(d) in the case of a home based children’s service, at the home of the licensee of the service.

(3) The licensee and authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that primary contact staff, family day care carers or the home based licensee practise emergency procedures (including evacuation procedures) with all children provided with the service at least once every 3 months so that they and the children are prepared for emergencies.

(4) The licensee and the authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that a record of each practice is taken that includes an evaluation of the procedures followed and is kept at the premises of the service (or the offices of the service or the home of the home based licensee) for a period of 2 years after the practice.

(5) The licensee of a children’s service must ensure that an effective emergency communications plan is in place for situations in which the means of communication referred to in clause 39 are unavailable or inoperable.