Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CHILD CARE SERVICES ACT 2007 - SECT 29

29 .         Disciplinary action by SAT against licensee

        (1)         In this section —

        specified means specified in an order under subsection (4).

        (2)         Grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee exist if —

            (a)         the licensee has improperly obtained a licence; or

            (b)         the licensee has contravened this Act; or

            (c)         the CEO is no longer satisfied as to a matter referred to in section 14(3), 15(2) or 16(2) that was relevant to the decision to grant a licence to the licensee; or

            (d)         the licensee has contravened the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 section 22; or

            (e)         there are reasonable grounds for believing that the continued provision of the child care service to which a licence held by the licensee relates would constitute an unacceptable risk to the wellbeing of the children for whom the service is provided.

        (3)         If the CEO considers that grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee exist, the CEO may make an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal in respect of that person.

        (4)         In proceedings commenced by an allegation under subsection (3) in respect of a person, the State Administrative Tribunal, if satisfied that grounds for disciplinary action exist, may make one or more of the following orders —

            (a)         an order reprimanding the person;

            (b)         an order that the person —

                  (i)         undertake a specified educational or training course; or

                  (ii)         refund to a specified person or body fees or other money received from that person or body in connection with the provision of the child care service to which the licence relates; or

                  (iii)         comply with any other specified requirement;

            (c)         an order imposing a condition on, or amending a condition of, a licence held by the person;

            (d)         subject to section 30A, an order requiring the person to pay a penalty not exceeding $25 000;

            (e)         an order disqualifying the person from one or more of the following —

                  (i)         holding a licence;

                  (ii)         being a managerial officer of a corporate licensee;

                  (iii)         being the supervising officer for a child care service,

                permanently, for a specified period or until a further order is made by the Tribunal;

            (f)         an order suspending a licence held by the person for a specified period or until a further order is made by the Tribunal;

            (g)         an order cancelling a licence held by the person.

        (5)         The State Administrative Tribunal may make an order under subsection (4)(a), (b)(ii) or (iii), (d) or (e) in respect of a person whether or not at the time when the order is made the person is a licensee.

        [Section 29 inserted by No. 38 of 2011 s. 20.]