Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 299G

299G Access to or attendance of early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person on rest pause

An early childhood teacher is taken to be in attendance at the centre-based service or the service is taken to have access to an early childhood teacher (as the case requires), while the early childhood teacher is on a rest pause if—

(a) the early childhood teacher’s rest pause is not more than 10 minutes duration; and

(b) the early childhood teacher has not already taken more than one rest pause that day; and

(c) if the centre-based service has a rest period condition, the early childhood teacher does not take a rest pause during a rest period.

(2) A suitably qualified person is taken to be in attendance at the centre-based service while the suitably qualified person is on a rest pause if—

(a) the suitably qualified person’s rest pause is not more than 10 minutes duration; and

(b) the suitably qualified person has not already taken more than one rest pause that day; and

(c) if the centre-based service has a rest period condition, the suitably qualified person does not take a rest pause during a rest period.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) a reference to an early childhood teacher includes a reference to a person who is taken to be an early childhood teacher or a second early childhood teacher under regulation 135(1) or (2); and

(b) a reference to a suitably qualified person includes a reference to a person who is taken to be a suitably qualified person under regulation 135(2).