EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 102 Authorisation for excursions

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 102

102 Authorisation for excursions

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a child being educated and cared for by the service is not taken outside the education and care service premises on an excursion unless written authorisation has been provided under subregulation (4).

Penalty: $1000.

(2) A nominated supervisor of an education and care service must ensure that a child being educated and cared for by the service is not taken outside the education and care service premises on an excursion unless written authorisation has been provided under subregulation (4).

Penalty: $1000.

(3) A family day care educator must ensure that a child who is being educated and cared for by the educator as part of a family day care service is not taken outside the residence or approved family day care venue on an excursion unless written authorisation has been provided under subregulation (4).

Penalty: $1000.

(4) The authorisation must be given by a parent or other person named in the child's enrolment record as having authority, given by a parent, to authorise the taking of the child outside the education and care sevice premises by an educator and must state--

(a) the child's name; and

(b) the reason the child is to be taken outside the premises; and

(c) if the authorisation is for a regular outing, a description of when the child is to be taken on the regular outings; and

(ca) if the authorisation is for an excursion that is not a regular outing, the date the child is to be taken on the excursion; and

(d) a description of the proposed destination for the excursion; and

(e) if the excursion involves transporting children--

(i) the means of transport; and

(ii) any requirements for seatbelts or safety restraints under a law of each jurisdiction in which the children are being transported; and

(f) the proposed activities to be undertaken by the child during the excursion; and

(g) the period the child will be away from the premises; and

(h) the anticipated number of children likely to be attending the excursion; and

(i) the anticipated ratio of educators attending the excursion to the anticipated number of children attending the excursion; and

(j) the anticipated number of staff members and any other adults who will accompany and supervise the children on the excursion; and

(k) that a risk assessment has been prepared and is available at the service.

(5) If the excursion is a regular outing, the authorisation is only required to be obtained once in a 12 month period.