Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 739

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is a responsible person for a childcare service; and

        (b)     does not ensure that reasonable precaution is taken to protect a child being cared for by the service from a hazard likely to cause injury.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     This section does not apply to a person caring for a child for a childcare service if the person is—

        (a)     unable to take the precaution; and

        (b)     unable to ensure that the precaution is taken by someone else.