South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"child care centre" means any place or premises in which more than 4 young
children are, for monetary or other consideration, cared for on a
non-residential basis apart from their guardians;
"children's services centre" means—
(a) a
kindergarten; or
(b) a
licensed child care centre that operates on a non-profit basis and is assisted
by public funding; or
(c) any
other prescribed establishment;
"the Director" means the person holding or acting in the office of Director of
Children's Services under this Act;
"employing authority" means—
(a)
unless paragraph (b) applies—the Director;
(b) if
the Governor thinks fit, a person, or a person holding or acting in an office
or position, designated by proclamation made for the purposes of this
definition;
"kindergarten" means an establishment at which pre-school education is
provided for children;
"the Kindergarten Union of South Australia" means the
Kindergarten Union of South Australia established under the repealed Act;
"pre-school education" means programmes for the development and education of
children who have not attained the age of six years;
"the repealed Act" means the Kindergarten Union Act repealed by this Act.
(2) The Governor may,
from time to time as the Governor thinks fit, vary or revoke a proclamation
made for the purposes of the definition of
"employing authority", or make a new proclamation for the purposes of that
definition.