Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered 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) Sub-section (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
(c) by an out of home care service or a secure welfare service; 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
(h) by an institution or establishment or an institution or establishment included in a class of institutions or establishments exempted from the operation of sub-section (1) by the Secretary by notice sent by post to the institution or establishment concerned.
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CHAPTER 4—CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION