Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Children and Young Persons Act 1989 - SECT 62

Restrictions on who may provide long-term care of children

62. Restrictions on who may provide long-term care of children



(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)  by a community service or secure welfare service; or

   (c)  by a person under a child care agreement under section 13A of the
        Community Services Act 1970 or a long-term child care agreement under
        section 13C of that Act; or

   (d)  by an institution or establishment conducted wholly for educational
        purposes or as a hospital or convalescent home; or

   (e)  by an institution or establishment conducted wholly as a holiday camp
        or for another similar purpose; or

   (f)  in a private house (including a boarding house) in which the child is
        temporarily accommodated; or

   (g)  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.

Division 2-Children in Need of Protection