Child Care Regulations (Cth)
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - Incorporating all amendments by legislation made to
31 January 1981
- Reprinted as at 31 January 1981 (HISTREG CHAP 234 #DATE 31:01:1981)
31 January 1981
- Reprinted as at 31 January 1981 (HISTREG CHAP 234 #DATE 31:01:1981)
*1* The Child Care Regulations (in force under the Child Care Act 1972) as shown in this reprint comprise Statutory Rules 1973 No. 45 as amended by the other
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Date of Application, saving Year and notification Date of or transitional
number in Gazette commencement provisions
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 No. 45 15 Mar 1973 15 Mar 1973
168 30 Aug 1973 30 Aug 1973 R. 4
1974 No. 237 6 Dec 1974 Rr. 1, 3 and 4:
1 Jan 1975
Rr. 2 and 5:
6 Dec 1974 (a) -
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Sub-regulation 5 (2) of Statutory Rules 1974 No. 237 provides as follows:
"(2) The amendment effected by regulation 2 shall be deemed to have come
into operation on 30 August 1973."
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Prescribed proportion-paragraphs 11 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the
Act
3A. Prescribed number of places and prescribed proportion-paragraph 11 (2) (d) of the Act
3B. Prescribed proportion-paragraph 11 (2) (d) of the Act
4. Prescribed qualifications and experience for nurses
5. Prescribed amounts
6. Travelling allowance
7. Allowance in respect of travel outside Australia
7A. Salary of the Chairman
8. Fees payable to members
9. Allowance for use of motor vehicle
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CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 1.
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Child Care Regulations.*1*
See notes to first article of this Chapter.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 2.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears-
"committee" means a committee established under Part V of the Act;
"member of a committee" means a member of a committee other than the member of the Child Care Standards Committee who is the Chairman of that committee;
"the Act" means the Child Care Act 1972;
"the Chairman" means the Chairman of the Child Care Standards Committee;
"the Child Care Standards Committee" means the committee established under that name by section 14 of the Act.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 3.
Prescribed proportionparagraphs 11 (2)(a), (b) and (c) of the ActSubstituted by 1974 No. 237 r. 1
3. For the purpose of each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act, the proportion, in respect of the quarter that commences on 1 January 1975 or a subsequent quarter, is three-quarters.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 3A.
Prescribed number of places and prescribed proportionparagraph 11 (2)(d) of
the
ActInserted by 1973 No. 168 r. 1
3A. (1) For the purpose of paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act the number of places is thirty-four.
Added by 1974 No. 237 r. 2
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act, the proportion, in respect of a quarter that ends before 1 January 1975, is one-half.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 3B.
Prescribed proportionparagraph 11 (2) (d) of the ActInserted by 1974 No. 237 r. 3
3B. For the purpose of paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act, the proportion, in respect of the quarter that commences on 1 January 1975 or a subsequent quarter, is three-quarters.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 4.
Prescribed qualifications and experience for nurses
4. The qualifications and experience specified in an item in the following table are prescribed qualifications and experience in connection with nursing for the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of "nurse" in sub-section (5) of section 11 of the Act: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
Item Qualifications Experience ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1. Registration as a general nurse under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth providing for the registration of general nurses Experience, after registration as a general nurse, in nursing, caring for or attending to pre-school aged children in the capacity of a nurse 2. Registration as a mothercraft nurse under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth providing for the registration of mothercraft nurses Experience, after registration as a mothercraft nurse, in nursing, caring for or attending to pre-school aged children in the capacity of a mothercraft nurse 3. The qualifications required under the law of the State of Victoria for registration as an infant welfare nurse Experience, after registration as an infant welfare nurse, in nursing, caring for or attending to pre-school aged children in the capacity of an infant welfare nurse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 5.
Prescribed amountsAmended by 1974 No. 237 r. 4
5. For the purpose of sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Act-
(a) the amount in relation to children who have not attained the age of three years is one dollar; and
(b) the amount in relation to children who have attained the age of three years is sixty cents.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 6.
Travelling allowanceSub-reg. (1) amended by 1973 No. 168 r. 2
6. (1) Where a member of a committee is necessarily absent overnight from the city or town in which he ordinarily resides in the course of performing his duties as a member of the committee, travelling allowance is payable to him at the rate of Twenty-eight dollars per day.
(2) Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 7.
Allowance in respect of travel outside Australia
7. (1) Where a member of a Committee travels outside Australia and the Territories of the Commonwealth on the business of the Committee with the approval of the Committee, he is entitled to be paid such allowances as he would be entitled to be paid if he were an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth and were included in the Second Division.
(2) A member of a Committee who is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under the last preceding sub-regulation is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under the last preceding regulation.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 7A.
Salary of the ChairmanInserted by 1973 No. 168 r. 3
7A. In respect of any period of office before 1st January, 1974, there is payable to the Chairman salary at the rate of Five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars per year.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 8.
Fees payable to members
8. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, for the purpose of paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Act, the fee payable to a member of a committee, in respect of a day on which he attends a meeting of the committee, is-
(a) if the duration of the meeting is less than three hours-Twenty dollars; or
(b) in any other case-Thirty-five dollars.
(2) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act, the fee payable to a member of a committee, in respect of a day on which he is engaged, with the approval of the committee, on business of the committee, is- (a) if he is so engaged on that day for less than three hours-Twenty dollars; or
(b) in any other case-Thirty-five dollars.
(3) Where a member of a committee-
(a) attends, on a day, a meeting of the committee; and
(b) is also, on the same day, engaged, with the approval of the committee, for a period on other business of the committee,
the fee payable to him in respect of that day is-
(c) if the duration of that meeting and the period referred to in paragraph (b) of this sub-regulation aggregate less than three hours-Twenty dollars; or
(d) in any other case-Thirty-five dollars.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS - SECT. 9.
Allowance for use of motor vehicle
9. (1) A member of a committee may make application to the Chairman of the committee for permission to use his motor vehicle-
(a) during a period specified in the application; or
(b) for travelling on a journey specified in the application,
for the purpose of engaging, with the approval of the committee, on business of the committee.
(2) Where- (a) application is made to the Chairman of a committee by a member of the committee under the last preceding sub-regulation; and
(b) the use by the member of his motor vehicle in accordance with the application would result in greater efficiency in carrying on the business of the committee would involve the Commonwealth in less expense than would be the case if public transport or a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth were used,
the Chairman of the committee shall, by instrument in writing, grant to the member permission to use his motor vehicle in accordance with the application.
(3) Where a member of a committee is granted permission under the last preceding sub-regulation to use his motor vehicle, an allowance is payable to the member for each mile that the member travels in the vehicle in accordance with that permission.
(4) The rate at which an allowance is payable to a member of a committee under the last preceding sub-regulation is-
(a) in respect of travel during a period specified in the instrument granting him permission to travel in his own vehicle-the rate at which an allowance would be payable to him under regulation 90 of the Public Service Regulations as in force from time to time if he were an officer of the Public Service and were using his motor vehicle in the course of performing his duties as such an officer and the permission granted under sub-regulation (2) of this regulation were an authority given to him by his Chief Officer under regulation 90 of the Public Service Regulations; or
(b) in any other case-the rate at which an allowance would be payable to him under regulation 90A of the Public Service Regulations as in force from time to time if he were an officer of the Public Service and were using his motor vehicle in the course of performing his duties as such an officer and the permission granted under sub-regulation (2) of this regulation were a permission granted to him by his Chief Officer under regulation 90A of the Public Service Regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
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