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EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 240

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 240

240 .         Qualifications for educators — centre‑based service

        (1)         This regulation applies until 31 December 2024 to a centre‑based service located in a remote area or a very remote area.

        Note for this subregulation:

                This subregulation differs from regulation 240(1) of the national regulations made by the Ministerial Council.

        (2)         Despite regulation 126(1)(b), an educator at a centre‑based service can be included to meet a relevant educator to child ratio for the service without having, or actively working towards, a certificate III level education and care qualification if —

            (a)         the educator has been continuously employed as an educator in an education and care service or a children’s service for a period of at least 15 years up to immediately before the scheme commencement day; and

            (b)         the educator is employed by the same approved provider as the educator was employed by immediately before the scheme commencement day.

        [Regulation 240 amended: Gazette 28 Nov 2014 p. 4410; 3 Nov 2017 p. 5485; 26 Jun 2018 p. 2359; 24 Dec 2019 p. 4427; SL 2023/71 r. 17.]