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s 194E

Fit and proper person considerations

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Volume 2Parts 6 to 10 (sections 153 to 235)
Part 8Approval of provider of child care services
Division 1Provider approval

194E Fit and proper person considerations

(1)

The Secretary must have regard to the following matters in determining whether a person is a fit and proper person for the purpose of paragraph 194C(b), (c) or (d) or 194D(c) or (d):

(a)

any non‑compliance by a relevant person with a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;

(b)

any proceedings currently before a court or tribunal that involve a relevant person;

(c)

any decision made under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory relating to child care which adversely affects a relevant person;

(d)

subject to Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914, any conviction, or finding of guilt, against a relevant person for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, including (without limitation) an offence against children, or relating to dishonesty or violence;

(e)

any order for a relevant person to pay a pecuniary penalty for the contravention of a civil penalty provision of a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;

(f)

any act of a relevant person involving fraud or dishonesty;

(h)

the record of administering of Commonwealth, State or Territory funds of a relevant person;

(i)

any debts to the Commonwealth incurred by a relevant person (whether or not the debt has been discharged);

(j)

the record of financial management of a relevant person, including any instances of bankruptcy, insolvency or external administration involving the person;

(k)

any other matter prescribed by the Minister’s rules;

(l)

any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

(2)

For the purposes subsection (1), a relevant person is:

(a)

the person; and

(b)

another person or body in respect of which the person is or has ever been a person with management or control.

Note:

See section 194F for the definition of person with management or control.

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