(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.