Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

COMMUNITY SERVICES (OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE) REGULATIONS 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Meaning of school age  
   5.      Meaning of on duty  
   6.      Meaning of qualified rescuer (water activities)  
   7.      Meaning of fit and proper person  

   PART 2 -- Licences, permits and approvals  

   8.      Application for licence or permit  
   9.      Applications by individuals -- additional information  
   10.     Applications by bodies -- additional information  
   11.     Referees for applicant or responsible officer  
   12.     Further information relevant to application  
   13.     Advertisement of application for licence  
   14.     Number of children for family day care licence or permit  
   15.     Play areas on premises -- minimum requirements  
   16.     Issue of permit subject to conditions  
   17.     In-principle approval of proposed premises or modifications  
   18.     Application to provide relief school age family day care  
   19.     Transfer of licence prohibited  
   20.     Renewal of licence  
   21.     Review of refusal to renew, cancellation or suspension  
   22.     Emergency suspensions  
   23.     Approval to appoint a new responsible officer  
   24.     Advertisement about new responsible officer  
   25.     Revocation of approval of responsible officer  
   26.     Supervision if licensee or responsible person absent  
   27.     Objections to licensee or responsible officer  
   28.     Surrender of licences, etc.  
   29.     Reasons for adverse decision  
   30.     False or misleading statements  

   PART 3 -- Obligations of licensee or permit holder  

           Division 1 -- General obligations  

   31.     Compliance with regulations  
   32.     Exemptions  
   33.     Notification of change of circumstances  
   34.     Notification of deaths, injuries and assaults  
   35.     Fire and emergency services requirements  
   36.     School age family day care -- criminal record checks for adult residents  

           Division 2 -- Staffing requirements  

   37.     Responsible officers  
   38.     Senior contact staff member -- outside school hours care centre  
   39.     Staff supervision of enrolled children  
   40.     Additional staff  
   41.     Absent or indisposed staff  
   42.     Criminal record check for each contact staff member  
   43.     Employment of person convicted of prescribed offence  

           Division 3 -- Requirements for premises  

   44.     Display of licence  
   45.     Telephone  
   46.     Boundaries to premises and play areas  
   47.     Play equipment and materials  
   48.     Alteration of premises  
   49.     First aid kit  
   50.     Cleanliness, maintenance and repair of premises  
   51.     Smoke or fire detectors  
   52.     Animals on premises  
   53.     Centre premises not to be used as a residence  
   54.     Convicted people banned from premises  

           Division 4 -- Operating procedures  

   55.     Compliance with procedures  
   56.     Emergency procedures and rehearsals  
   57.     Behaviour management procedures  
   58.     Bathroom procedures  
   59.     Transport procedures  

           Division 5 -- Administration of care service  

   60.     Enrolment form  
   61.     Record of medication  
   62.     Record of injury or accident  
   63.     Other records  
   64.     Retaining and storing records  
   65.     Confidentiality of records  
   66.     Falsification of records  
   67.     Visit from responsible parent  
   68.     Insurance  

           Division 6 -- Mobile child care services  

   69.     Application of regulations to mobile services  

   PART 4 -- Operating the care service  

           Division 1 -- Number of enrolled children  

   70.     Number of children -- family day care  
   71.     Number of children at outside school hours care centre  
   72.     Care for children in exceptional circumstances  

           Division 2 -- Contact staff requirements  

   73.     Staff requirements -- school age family day care  
   74.     Staff requirements -- single staff centres  
   75.     Minimum contact staff -- outside school hours care centres  
   76.     Contact staff reduction during short periods  
   77.     Contact staff reduction during lunch periods  

           Division 3 -- Programmes and behaviour management  

   78.     Programmes  
   79.     Managing the behaviour of children  

           Division 4 -- Excursions and sleepovers  

   80.     Excursions from premises  
   81.     First aid kit  
   82.     Excursion plans  
   83.     Contact staff in charge of excursions and water activities  
   84.     Routine excursions -- staff numbers  
   85.     Sleepovers -- staff numbers  
   86.     Engaging in challenging activities on excursions  
   87.     Challenging activity excursions -- staff numbers  

           Division 5 -- Water activities  

   88.     Additional requirements for water activities  
   89.     Wading or paddling pools on premises  
   90.     Swimming pools on school age family day care premises  
   91.     Water activities generally  
   92.     Water activities -- contact staff required  

           Division 6 -- Safety and health of enrolled children  

   93.     Protection of enrolled children leaving the premises  
   94.     Transport of enrolled children  
   95.     Illness or accident to enrolled child  
   96.     Hygiene standards  
   97.     Alcohol and drugs  

   PART 5 -- Other matters  

   98.     Exercise of discretion by Director-General  
   99.     Proceedings before Director-General  
   100.    Licensing officers  
   101.    Review of operation of regulations  

   PART 6 -- Transitional provisions and consequential amendments  

   102.    Transitional  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Contact staff requirements  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Risk Assessment Form for Water Activities  
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