Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 36

36 Approved provider to give notice to parents of suspension or cancellation of provider approval

(1) This section applies if the chief executive gives a notice to an approved provider suspending or cancelling the provider approval under section 27 , 28 or 33 .

(2) The approved provider must comply with this section, unless the provider has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(3) As soon as practicable after receiving the notice, the approved provider must give notice of the suspension or cancellation to a parent of each child to whom education and care is regularly provided in the course of the QEC service.

(4) A notice given under subsection (3) must include the reasons given in the chief executive’s notice for cancelling or suspending the provider approval.

(5) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a parent, guardian or carer who the provider can not locate after making reasonable enquiries.

(6) If an approved provider’s provider approval is suspended, the provider must display a notice at the QEC service, for the period of the suspension, stating that the approval has been suspended.

(7) If an approved provider’s provider approval is cancelled, the provider must display a notice at the QEC service, until at least the day on which the cancellation takes effect, stating that the approval has been cancelled.

(8) A regulation may make provision about a notice given or displayed under this section, including, for example—

(a) what the notice must state; and

(b) the size or other requirements of the writing on the notice.