Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Children's Services Act 1996 - SECT 28

Discipline of children

28. Discipline of children



(1) The proprietor of a children's service must ensure that no child being
cared for or educated by the service is subjected to-

   (a)  any form of corporal punishment; or

   (b)  any discipline which is unreasonable in the circumstances.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(2) A staff member of a children's service must not subject any child being
cared for or educated by the service to-

   (a)  any form of corporal punishment; or

   (b)  any discipline which is unreasonable in the circumstances.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(3) A family day carer must not subject any child being cared for or educated
by the carer as a family day carer to-

   (a)  any form of corporal punishment; or

   (b)  any discipline which is unreasonable in the circumstances.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.