Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Children's Services Act 1996 - SECT 56

Regulations

56. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to
prescribing-

   (a)  requirements about the siting, design, layout, space and security of
        premises used for providing children's services;

   (b)  requirements to be complied with for safety, security, cleanliness,
        hygiene and repair of premises, grounds, fencing, gates and equipment
        used for providing children's services;

   (c)  requirements to be complied with for the security, safety, health and
        welfare of children being cared for or educated by a children's
        service;

   (d)  requirements for the staffing of children's services including, but
        not limited to, the recruitment (including the conduct of police or
        other security checks), the appointment, numbers and qualifications of
        staff and staffing arrangements;

   (e)  requirements as to the provision of recreational and educational
        programs by children's services and the quality of those programs;

   (f)  the records to be kept by proprietors of children's services and
        family day carers;



   (fa) requirements about anaphylaxis management including-

   (i)  matters (including plans and procedures) to be included in an
        anaphylaxis management policy; and

   (ii) the development, implementation, maintenance and availability of an
        anaphylaxis management policy, including the plans and procedures
        required to be included in a policy; and

   (iii) the training of staff; and

   (iv) the storage and availability of anaphylaxis medication;

   (g)  forms for the purposes of this Act;

   (h)  fees for the purposes of this Act;

        (i)    requirements for the provision and display of information by
               the proprietor of a children's service;

   (j)  any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed
        or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application; and

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;
        and

   (ba) may differ according to the type of children's service; and



   (c)  may exempt any children's service or any type of children's service
        from complying with all or any of the regulations; and

   (d)  may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined,
        applied, dispensed with or regulated by the Secretary or an authorised
        officer; and

   (e)  may apply, adopt or incorporate by reference any document either-

   (i)  as in force at the date the regulations come into operation or at any
        date before then; or

   (ii) wholly or in part or as amended by the regulations; and

   (f)  may impose penalties not exceeding 10 penalty units for any
        contravention of the regulations.

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