Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CHILD CARE SERVICES ACT 2007 - SECT 5A

5A .         Term used: supervising officer

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, the supervising officer for a child care service at a particular time is —

            (a)         if the licensee for the service is an individual —

                  (i)         the licensee; or

                  (ii)         another individual who is approved by the CEO, in accordance with the regulations, to act in place of the licensee at that time;

                or

            (b)         if the licensee for the service is a body corporate or public authority, an individual who is —

                  (i)         approved by the CEO, in accordance with the regulations, as a person suitable to have responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and control of the service; and

                  (ii)         nominated by the licensee, in accordance with the regulations, as the supervising officer for the service at that time.

        (2)         Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(ii) must not allow a licensee for a child care service to nominate 2 or more individuals as the supervising officer for the service at the same time.

        [Section 5A inserted by No. 38 of 2011 s. 5.]