EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 25 Additional information about proposed education and care service premises

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 25

25 Additional information about proposed education and care service premises

(1) Subject to subregulation (2) and regulation 25A, in addition to the information referred to in regulation 24, an application for a service approval for a centre-based service must include the following information about the proposed education and care service premises--

(a) the location and street address of the proposed education and care service premises;

(b) plans prepared by a building practitioner of the proposed education and care service premises showing the following--

(i) the location of all buildings, structures, outdoor play areas and shaded areas;

(ii) the location of all entries and exits;

(iii) the location of all fences and gates, specifying the type of fence or gate used or to be used;

(iv) the location of toilet and washing facilities, nappy changing areas and any food preparation areas;

(v) the boundaries of the premises;

(vi) the landscape of, or landscaping plans for, outdoor spaces that will be used by the education and care service, specifying the natural environments that are or will be provided;

(vii) a floor plan indicating unencumbered indoor and outdoor spaces suitable for children;

(viii) the location of any associated children's service;

(ix) calculations, carried out by a building practitioner, of the areas referred to in regulations 107 and 108 relating to unencumbered indoor and outdoor space;

(x) the elevation plans of the premises;

(c) if a swimming pool or other water hazard is situated on the proposed education and care service premises, a copy of the service's proposed water safety policy;

Note : Restrictions on swimming pools apply in New South Wales and Tasmania.

(d) one of the following--

(i) a soil assessment for the site of the proposed education and care service premises;

(ii) if a soil assessment for the site of the proposed education and care service premises has previously been undertaken, a statement to that effect, specifying when the soil assessment was undertaken;

(iii) a statement made by the applicant that states that, to the best of the applicant's knowledge the site history does not indicate that the site is likely to be contaminated in a way that poses an unacceptable risk to the health of children;

(e) a copy of the planning permit for the proposed education and care service premises if a planning permit is required under the planning and development law of the participating jurisdiction;

(f) a statement that the applicant has the right to occupy and use the premises and any document evidencing this;

Example : A lease of the premises.

(g) unless the education and care service premises is a government or registered school, either--

(i) a copy of any occupancy permit, certificate of final inspection, building certificate, certificate of classification or building surveyor's statement issued or given in respect of the final construction and fit out of the education and care service premises; or

(ii) a statement made by a building practitioner that states that the education and care service premises complies with building requirements under a building law or planning and development law of the participating jurisdiction.

(2) If the approved provider is seeking to locate the education and care service on a school site, the Regulatory Authority may determine that the requirements of subregulation (1)(b), (d), (e) or (g) do not apply to the application for the service approval.