Presence of at least 2 adult staff members
116 Presence of at least 2 adult staff members
This section applies to an approved provider of a QEC approved service at all times that education and care is being provided at the QEC service premises in the course of delivering the service.
If the service is not a school age care service, the approved provider must ensure that at least 2 adult staff members are present at the premises.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If the service is a school age care service, the approved provider must ensure that, at all times, at least—
2 adult staff members are present at the premises; or
one adult staff member is present at the premises and one other adult staff member is near the premises and able to attend at the premises immediately if required.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
An approved provider is taken to comply with subsections (2) and (3)(a) if—
1 of the staff members is at least 18 years of age; and
the other staff member is a staff member who is at least 17 years of age and is an educator; and
the staff member mentioned in paragraph (a) supervises the staff member mentioned in paragraph (b).
An approved provider is taken to comply with subsection (3)(b) if—
1 of the staff members is at least 18 years of age; and
the other staff member is a staff member who is at least 17 years of age and is an educator; and
the staff member mentioned in paragraph (a) is present at the premises at all times; and
the staff member mentioned in paragraph (a) supervises the staff member mentioned in paragraph (b).
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