Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CHILD CARE SERVICES ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act  
   4.      Meaning of “child care service”  
   5A.     Term used: supervising officer  
   5.      Object  
   6.      Best interests of children paramount  
   7.      Guiding principles  
   8.      Crown bound

   PART 2 -- Licensing of child care services

           Division 1 -- Licence requirement  

   9.      Offence to provide child care service without a licence

           Division 2 -- Licence application process  

   10.     Who may apply for licence  
   11.     Application for licence  
   12.     Further information relevant to licence application

           Division 3 -- Grant of licence  

   13.     Power of CEO to grant licence  
   14.     General restrictions on grant of licence  
   15.     Additional restrictions on grant of licence to individual applicant  
   16.     Additional restrictions on grant of licence to corporate applicant

           Division 4 -- Licence conditions  

   18.     Condition as to supervision and control  
   19.     Other conditions  
   20.     Contravention of conditions

           Division 5 -- Duration and renewal of licence  

   21.     Duration of licence  
   22.     Application for renewal of licence  
   23A.    Further information relevant to renewal application  
   23.     Restrictions on renewal of licence  
   24.     Renewal of licence

           Division 6 -- Disciplinary matters  

   25.     Suspension of licence on ground of unacceptable risk  
   27.     Revocation of suspension  
   28.     Duration of suspension  
   29.     Disciplinary action against licensee  
   30A.    Limitation on section 29(4)(d)  
   30B.    Cancellation of licence if child care service no longer provided  
   30C.    Disciplinary action against managerial officer  
   30D.    Offence to employ managerial officer who is disqualified

           Division 7 -- Review of licensing decisions  

   30.     Review by State Administrative Tribunal

           Division 8 -- General  

   31.     Licence not transferable  
   32.     Amendment of licence  
   33.     Licence document  
   34.     Production of licence document for amendment  
   35.     Return of licence document if licence no longer in effect  
   36.     Advertising

   PART 3 -- Administration  

   37.     Cooperation and assistance  
   38.     Exchange of information  
   39.     Delegation by CEO  
   40.     Licensing officers  
   41A.    Functions of licensing officer  
   41.     Advisory bodies

   PART 4 -- Compliance and enforcement

           Division 1 -- General powers  

   42.     Power to enter place  
   43A.    Powers after entering place  
   43B.    Obtaining information, records and documents  
   43C.    Additional powers in relation to relevant records  
   43D.    Directions generally  
   43E.    Exercise of power may be recorded  
   43F.    Assistance and use of force  
   43G.    Seizure  
   43H.    Application of Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006

           Division 2 -- Entry warrants  

   43I.    Applying for entry warrant  
   43J.    Application for entry warrant  
   43K.    Issuing entry warrant  
   43L.    Effect of entry warrant

           Division 3 -- Compliance notices  

   43M.    CEO may give compliance notice  
   43N.    Contravention of compliance notice  
   43O.    Review of decision to give compliance notice

           Division 4 -- Proceedings and evidence  

   43P.    Legal proceedings  
   43Q.    Evidentiary certificate  
   43.     No privilege against self-incrimination  
   44.     Evidence Act 1906 not affected

   PART 5 -- Other matters  

   45A.    Publication of information about child care services  
   45.     Exemptions  
   46.     Production of child care records  
   47.     Obstruction  
   48.     Impersonating a licensing officer  
   49.     False or misleading information  
   50.     Confidentiality of information  
   51A.    CEO may require statutory declaration  
   51.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   52.     Regulations  
   53A.    Regulations may refer to published documents  
   53.     Review of Act

   PART 6 -- Transitional provisions

           Division 1 -- Provisions relating to repeal of Children and Community Services Act 2004 PART 8  

   54.     Terms used  
   55.     Interpretation Act 1984 not affected  
   56.     Continuation of certain regulations  
   57.     Exemptions  
   58.     Applications for licence or renewal of licence  
   59.     Licences  
   60.     References to Part 8 provisions  
   61.     Transitional regulations

           Division 2 -- Provisions relating to Child Care Services Amendment Act 2011  

   62A.    Interpretation Act 1984 not affected  
   62B.    Licensing officers  
   62C.    Supervising officers  
   62D.    Suspensions  
   62E.    Transitional regulations

   PART 7 -- Other Acts amended

           Division 1 -- Children and Community Services Act 2004  

   62.     The Act amended in this Division  
   63.     Long title amended  
   64.     Section 6 amended  
   65.     Part 8 repealed

           Division 2 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899  

   66.     The Act amended in this Division  
   67.     Schedule V amended

           Division 3 -- Evidence Act 1906  

   68.     The Act amended in this Division  
   69.     Section 19L amended

           Division 4 -- Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004  

   70.     The Act amended in this Division  
   71.     Section 4 amended  
   72.     Section 5 amended  
   73.     Section 38 amended
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Purposes for which regulations may be made
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