Tasmanian Numbered Acts

CHILD CARE ACT 2001 (NO. 62 OF 2001)

- Act 62 of 2001
- Royal Assent 19 September 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Child care defined
   5.      Objects of Act
   6.      Interests of children paramount
   7.      Exemption from operation of Act, &c.

   PART 2 - Child Care to be Licensed

   8.      Child care to be licensed

   PART 3 - Licences

           Division 1 - Types of licences

   9.      Types of licences
   10.     Authority of approved registration body licence
   11.     Authority of centre-based child care licence
   12.     Authority of home-based child care licence

           Division 2 - Application for licence

   13.     Application for licence
   14.     Notice of disclosure
   15.     Investigation of application

           Division 3 - Grant, issue and terms of licence

   16.     Grant or refusal of licence
   17.     Issue of licence or notice of refusal
   18.     Licence subject to conditions
   19.     When licence takes effect
   20.     Period of licence
   21.     Licence not transferable
   22.     Amendment of licence
   23.     Renewal of licence
   24.     Replacement licence

           Division 4 - Disciplinary action

   25.     Disciplinary action

           Division 5 - End of licence

   26.     When licence ceases to have effect
   27.     Surrender of licence
   28.     Continuation of child care after end of licence

   PART 4 - Duties and Offences

   29.     Safe and suitable child care
   30.     Insurance
   31.     Limited access to child care premises
   32.     Keeping and availability of Act, regulations and Standards
   33.     Display of licence
   34.     Advertising not to be false or misleading
   35.     Compliance with licence and registration conditions
   36.     Providing false information, &c.
   37.     Unauthorised alteration of licence

   PART 5 - Inspections

   38.     Inspections of child care and child care services
   39.     Access to and possession of seized document or thing
   40.     Authorised officer may give directions
   41.     Authorised officer to show identification
   42.     Warrant to enter premises
   43.     Offences in relation to authorised officer

   PART 6 - Emergency Powers

   44.     Emergency removal of children
   45.     Emergency suspension of licence or registration
   46.     Interim orders

   PART 7 - Child Care Standards

   47.     Child Care Standards
   48.     Review, amendment and replacement of Standards
   49.     Availability of Standards

   PART 8 - Review of Decisions

           Division 1 - Reviewable decisions

   50.     Reviewable decisions

           Division 2 - Review procedure and determination

   51.     Commencing review
   52.     Effect of commencing review
   53.     Nature of review
   54.     Procedures on review
   55.     Determination of review
   56.     Register of review determinations

           Division 3 - Child Care Appeals Panel

   57.     Child Care Appeals Panel
   58.     Functions and powers of Appeals Panel
   59.     Conflict of interest
   60.     Staff of Appeals Panel

           Division 4 - Child Care Appeals Panel Register

   61.     Child Care Appeals Panel Register
   62.     Calling for interested persons
   63.     Entering person in Appeals Panel Register

   PART 9 - Miscellaneous

   64.     Register of child care services
   65.     Protection of person notifying of contravention of Act, &c.
   66.     Registration body may charge for services
   67.     General immunity
   68.     Offences by bodies corporate
   69.     Offences are summary offences
   70.     Evidentiary matters
   71.     Employees
   72.     Appointment of authorised officers
   73.     Advisory council
   74.     Delegation
   75.     Regulations
   76.     Administration of Act
   77.     Transitional provisions
   78.     Repeal of Child Care Act 1960
   79.     Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 1
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