Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 769

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is—

              (i)     a proprietor of a childcare service; or

              (ii)     a controlling person for a childcare service; and

        (b)     the proprietor of the childcare service—

              (i)     operates the childcare service; and

              (ii)     does not hold a childcare service licence to operate the childcare service.

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

Note     An authorised person may, at any reasonable time, enter premises if a licensed childcare service is operating on the premises or the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that a childcare service is operating on the premises (see  s 817).