EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 172
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 172
172 . Notification of change to policies or procedures
(1) Subject to
subregulation (3), the approved provider of an education and care service
must ensure that parents of children enrolled at the service are notified at
least 14 days before making any change to a policy or procedure referred
to in regulation 168 or 169 that may have a significant impact
on —
(a) the
service’s provision of education and care to any child enrolled at the
service; or
(b) the
family’s ability to utilise the service.
(2) The approved
provider of an education and care service must ensure that parents of children
enrolled at the service are notified at least 14 days before making any
change that will affect the fees charged or the way in which fees are
collected.
(3) If the approved
provider considers that the notice period would pose a risk to the safety,
health or wellbeing of any child enrolled at the service, the approved
provider must ensure that parents of children enrolled at the service are
notified as soon as practicable after making a change referred to in
subregulation (1).
Note for this regulation:
A compliance direction
may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1)(b).
Subdivision 1 — Display and reporting of prescribed
information