EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 77

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 77

77 .         Health, hygiene and safe food practices

        (1)         The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that nominated supervisors and staff members of, and volunteers at, the service implement —

            (a)         adequate health and hygiene practices; and

            (b)         safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food —

                to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the service.

        Penalty: $2000.

        (2)         A nominated supervisor of an education and care service must implement, and ensure that all staff members of, and volunteers at, the service implement —

            (a)         adequate health and hygiene practices; and

            (b)         safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food —

                to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the service.

        Penalty: $2000.

        (3)         A family day care educator must implement —

            (a)         adequate health and hygiene practices; and

            (b)         safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food —

                to minimise risks to children being educated and cared for by the educator as part of a family day care service.

        Penalty: $2000.

        Note for this regulation:

                A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1).

        [Regulation 77 amended: Gazette 28 Sep 2018 p. 3618.]