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CHILD CARE ACT 2002 - SECT 49

49 Licensee to give notice of revocation or suspension of licence

(1) This section applies if the chief executive gives a notice to a licensee revoking or suspending the licence.

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

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(3) As soon as practicable after receiving the notice, the licensee must give notice of the suspension or revocation—

(a) to a parent or guardian of each child to whom child care is regularly provided in the course of the child care service; and
(b) for a home based service—to each carer in the service.

(4) A notice given under subsection (3) must include the reasons given in the chief executive's notice for revoking or suspending the licence.

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

(6) If the licence is for a centre based service and it is suspended, the licensee must display a notice at the child care centre, for the period of the suspension, stating that the licence has been suspended.

(7) If the licence is for a centre based service and it is revoked, the licensee must display a notice at the child care centre, until at least the day on which the revocation takes effect, stating that the licence has been revoked.

(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.


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