Working with Children Check Act 2000

Employment is regulated employment if—

it is employment as an educator or carer in, or staff member of, an education and care service or a QEC service; or

any of the usual functions of the employment are carried out, or are likely to be carried out at education and care service premises or QEC service premises while children are being educated and cared for at the premises; or

the usual functions of the employment include, or are likely to include, providing education and care to children in the course of a commercial service other than an education and care service or a QEC service.

If an adult is an occupant of a home in which a home-based stand-alone care service that is employment mentioned in subsection (1) is provided—

the adult is taken to be a volunteer who is employed in regulated employment; and

the carer who provides the service is taken to be the person who employs the adult in the regulated employment.

If an adult is an occupant of a family day care residence in which employment mentioned in subsection (1) is provided—

the adult is taken to be a volunteer who is employed in regulated employment; and

the approved provider under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) of the family day care service provided in the residence is taken to be the person who employs the adult in the regulated employment.