Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 244

244 Regulation-making power

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) A regulation may be made about the following—

(a) standards for QEC services;

(b) requirements for educational programs, including the quality of those programs and their development, documentation and delivery;

(c) requirements and standards to be complied with for the safety, health and wellbeing of children being educated and cared for by a QEC service;

(d) requirements and standards to be complied with for safety, security, cleanliness, comfort, hygiene and repair of premises, outdoor spaces, fencing, gates, resources and equipment used for providing QEC services;

(e) requirements and standards about the premises to be used to provide a QEC service including setting, design, layout, space, security and entitlement to occupy;

(f) requirements and standards for staffing of QEC services including appointment of staff, approval of qualifications, numbers and qualifications of educators;

(g) requirements and standards about educators’ relationships with children, interactions and behaviour guidance and inclusion policies and practice for QEC services;

(h) requirements and standards about the leadership and management of QEC services including governance, suitability of all staff members and volunteers, management of grievances and complaints, and the provision of information to families;

(i) records, policies and procedures to be kept by approved providers including enrolment and attendance information;

(j) requirements and standards about first aid and management of children's medical conditions;

(k) giving information to the chief executive about education and care provided under a service approval;

(l) information required to be submitted for applications under this Act;

(m) requirements and standards for the provision and display of information by approved providers;

(n) the publication of information about enforcement actions taken under this Act, including notice and review of proposals to publish information;

(o) fees, including the waiving, reducing, deferring and refunding of fees.

(3) A regulation may do the following—

(a) exempt any QEC service or any type of class or QEC service from complying with all regulations, or any regulation, made under this Act;

(b) provide for a maximum penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation.