Victorian Numbered Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 53 OF 2009) - REG 72

    (1)     The proprietor of a children's service must ensure that a child cared for or educated by the children's service is not—

        (a)     given into the care of any person other than—

              (i)         a parent of the child; or

              (ii)     a guardian of the child; or

              (iii)             a person who has lawful authority to collect the child from the children's service; or

              (iv)     a person who is authorised by the child's parent or guardian or a person who has lawful authority to collect the child; or

        (b)         taken outside the premises at which the children's service is provided except by a staff member of the children's service or a family day carer engaged by the service to provide care or education to children.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

    (2)     Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply if a school child leaves the children's service in accordance with written authorisation from the child's parent or guardian.

Example

A school child's parent may authorise the school child to leave an outside school hours care service unaccompanied.