Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not, for fee or reward, provide care for a period longer than 24 hours for a child who is under 15 years of age.
Penalty: 15 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the provision of care for a child—
(a) by a parent or relative of the child; or
(b) in the case of an Aboriginal child, by a member of the Aboriginal community of that child; or
S. 161(2)(c) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 91.
(c) by an out of home care service provider or a secure welfare service provider; or
(d) by a person under a child care agreement within the meaning of Part 3.5; or
(e) by an institution or establishment conducted wholly for educational purposes or as a hospital or convalescent home; or
(f) by an institution or establishment conducted wholly as a holiday camp or for another similar purpose; or
(g) in a private house (including a boarding house) in which a child is temporarily accommodated; or
S. 161(2)(ga) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 254(3).
(ga) by a registered NDIS provider providing to the child under the NDIS short term accommodation and assistance or supported independent living; or
S. 161(2)(gb) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 254(3).
(gb) by a disability service provider within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006 ; or
(h) by an institution or establishment or an institution or establishment included in a class of institutions or establishments exempted from the operation of subsection (1) by the Secretary by notice sent by post to the institution or establishment concerned.
Ch. 3 Pt 3.7 (Heading and ss 161A, 161B) inserted by No. 29/2014 s. 8.
Part 3.7—Management of children in out of home care
S. 161A inserted by No. 29/2014 s. 8.