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Regulation 4 modified

In force

(1)

In regulation 4(1) delete the definitions of:

child over preschool age

scheme commencement day

(2)

In regulation 4(1) insert in alphabetical order:

authorised emergency contact, in relation to a child, means a person named in the child’s enrolment record as a person who is to be notified of an emergency involving the child if any parent of the child cannot be immediately contacted;

child over preschool age means a child who —

(a)

is enrolled or registered at a school; and

(b)

attends, or in the current calendar year will attend, school in grade 1 or a higher grade;

hazardous water feature, at a family day care residence or approved family day care venue, means a permanent body of water, the primary purpose for which is not swimming or bathing, that is —

(a)

situated outdoors; and

(b)

more than 30 cm deep; and

(c)

accessible to children being educated and cared for at the residence or venue;

preschool program means an early childhood educational program delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher to children in the year that is before grade 1 of school;

safety device, for a swimming pool or outdoor spa at a family day care residence or approved family day care venue, means a device designed to —

(a)

warn an educator at the residence or venue that a child being educated and cared for at the residence or venue has entered the swimming pool or outdoor spa, or the area surrounding the swimming pool or outdoor spa; or

(b)

cover the swimming pool or outdoor spa in such a way that the device —

(i)

cannot be easily lifted or removed by a child being educated and cared for at the residence or venue; and

(ii)

would prevent such a child from entering the swimming pool or outdoor spa;

scheme commencement day means —

(a)

for all participating jurisdictions other than Western Australia — 1 January 2012; and

(b)

for Western Australia — 1 August 2012;

water hazard safety inspection has the meaning given in regulation 32E(1)(a);

water hazard safety inspection report has the meaning given in regulation 32E(1)(b);

(3)

In regulation 4(1) in the definition of approved education and care qualification delete “qualification, in regulations 126A, 135 and 324,” and insert:

qualification

(4)

In regulation 4(1A) delete the example and insert:

Example for this subregulation:

There are 33 children aged 36 months or over (not including children over preschool age) at a centre‑based service. Regulation 123(1)(c) requires 1 educator for each 10 children. In this case 4 educators would be required.

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