Children and Community Services (Early Childhood Care) Amendment Regulations 2006 (WA)
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Children and Community Services Act 2004
Children and Community Services (Early
Childhood Care) Amendment Regulations 2006
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
1. Citation
These regulations are the Children and Community Services
(Early Childhood Care) Amendment Regulations 2006.2. The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Children and
Community Services (Early Childhood Care)
Regulations 2006*.[* Published in Gazette 18 January 2006, p. 125-90.]
3. Regulation 1 amended
Regulation 1 is amended by deleting “Early Childhood” and
inserting instead —“ Child ”.
4. Regulation 3 amended
Regulation 3 is amended as follows:
(a) in the definition of “care session” by deleting “an early childhood care” and inserting instead — “ a ”;
(b)
by deleting the definitions of “early childhood care licence”, “early childhood care service”, “enrolled child” and “lunch period”;
(c)
by inserting the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical positions —
“
“child care licence” means a licence granted under the
Act section 205(1) authorising the provision of a service;
“enrolled child”, in relation to a service, means a child
for whom the service is provided;
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“lunch period” means a period of not more than
3 hours in any day during which contact staffmembers are permitted to have lunch breaks;
“secondary programme” has the meaning given to
that term in the School Education Regulations 2000 regulation 3(1);
“service” means a child care service provided for a
child who has not commenced a secondary
programme but does not include a service as
defined in the Children and Community Services(Family Day Care) Regulation 2006 regulation 3;
”;
(d) in the definition of “licence” by deleting “an early childhood” and inserting instead — “ a child ”;
(e) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “place” by deleting “an early childhood care” and inserting instead — “ a ”;
(f) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “place” by deleting “early childhood care”; (g) in the definition of “primary school age enrolled child” by deleting “will not reach 8 years and 6 months of age by the end of the year in which the service is provided;” and inserting instead — “
has not commenced a secondary programme;
”;
(h) in the definition of “staff member” by deleting “an early childhood care” and inserting instead — “ a ”.
5. Regulation 6 replaced
Regulation 6 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted
instead —“ 6. Service prescribed
Under the Act section 232(a), a service is prescribed as
a type of child care service.
”.
6. Regulation 22 amended
Regulation 22(1)(g) is amended by deleting “an early childhood
care” and inserting instead —“ the ”.
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7. Part 3 Division 6 heading amended
The heading to Part 3 Division 6 is amended by deleting “early
childhood care”.8. Part 4 heading amended
The heading to Part 4 is amended by deleting “early childhood
care”.9. Regulation 104 amended
Regulation 104(2) is amended by deleting “an early childhood
care” and inserting instead —“ the ”.
10. Regulation 105 inserted
After regulation 104 the following regulation is inserted —
“ 105. Continued operation of service in certain circumstances
(1)
In an emergency situation or in circumstances where the licence for the service is suspended or cancelled, the CEO may, in writing, authorise a person to
continue to operate a service for a period specified in
the authorisation.(2) The period specified in the authorisation must not be
longer than 3 months.(3) A person authorised under subregulation (1) is to be
taken to be the licensee for the purposes of the Act and
the regulations.
”.
11. Various references to “an early childhood care service” changed to “a service”
In each place listed in the Table to this regulation “an early
childhood care” is deleted and the following is inserted
instead —“ a ”.
Table
r. 7(2) r. 26(1) r. 22(2) r. 43(2)
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12. Various references to “early childhood care” deleted
In each place listed in the Table to this regulation “early
childhood care” is deleted.
Table
r. 8(b) and (c) r. 45(1) r. 10(1)(g) r. 67(1) and (4) r. 11(1) r. 76(1)(a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (h),
(i), (j) and (k)r. 14(3)(e) r. 77 r. 19(1)(b), (c), (d) and (g) r. 78(1) and (2) r. 22(1) (where it occurs first) r. 98(a) r. 25(1) r. 99 r. 31 (twice)
By Command of the Governor,
M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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