(1) Home-based services are children's services provided by a person (the operator ) for the care of children at residential premises as an on-going operation.
(2) The services are provided by the operator for a home-based services scheme if the operator:
(a) controls the provision of the services at the premises; but
(b) is subject to the direction of another person (the coordinator of the services ) who controls the operation, or the operation together with other similar operations of home-based services.
(3) The services are provided by the operator
otherwise than for a
home-based service scheme if the operator:
(a) controls the provision of the services at the premises as well as the operation; and
(b) subsection (2)(b) does not apply to the operator.