Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD CARE ACT 2002 - SECT 19

(1) A person may apply to the chief executive for a licence.

(2) The application must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) state whether it relates to a centre based service or a home based service; and

(c) if the applicant is a corporation—

(i) include the name of the individual proposed to be the nominee for the licence; and

(ii) be signed by the individual; and

(d) be signed by the applicant; and

(e) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

(3) The applicant also must provide any other relevant information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application.

(4) The chief executive must decide the application as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 90 days after receiving the application, fee and any other required information.

(5) The chief executive must decide the application by issuing the licence or refusing to issue the licence.

Editor's note—

See section 163(1)(a) (Reviewable decisions).

(6) The chief executive may issue the licence on conditions the chief executive considers appropriate, including, for example, conditions about—

(a) the ages of children for whom child care may be provided; or

(b) the times at which child care may be provided.