Western Australian Current Regulations

CHILD CARE SERVICES (CHILD CARE) REGULATIONS 2006 - REG 20

20 .         Notification of harm to enrolled child

        (1)         A licensee must notify the CEO of —

            (a)         the death of an enrolled child during a care session and the circumstances in which the death occurred; and

            (b)         an injury to an enrolled child during a care session that results in the child being admitted to a hospital, the nature of the injury and the circumstances in which it occurred.

        (1a)         A licensee must notify the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 of any allegation of abuse, neglect or assault, including sexual assault, of an enrolled child during a care session, or of an offence under The Criminal Code Chapter XXII committed against an enrolled child during a care session, that is made against the licensee, a managerial officer of the licensee, a staff member or a volunteer.

        (2)         A notification under subregulation (1) or (1a) must be given within one working day after the day on which the death or injury occurred or the allegation was made, as the case requires.

        (3)         A licensee must notify the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 of the outcome of any investigation into an allegation referred to in subregulation (1a).

        Penalty: a fine of $6 000.

        [Regulation 20 amended: Gazette 7 Aug 2007 p. 4032‑3.]