Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to
regulations 23, 24, 25, 81A and 82, a licensee must ensure that at a care
session —
(a) for
every 4 or fewer than 4 enrolled children who have not reached
24 months of age present at the care session there is one class A*,
B*, C, D or E contact staff member on duty; and
(b) for
every 12 or fewer than 12 enrolled children who have not reached
24 months of age present at the care session the contact staff members
required under paragraph (a) include a class A*, B* or C
contact staff member.
Penalty: a fine of $6 000.
(2) Subject to
regulations 23, 24, 25, 81A and 82, a licensee must ensure that at a care
session —
(a) for
every 5 or fewer than 5 enrolled children who have reached 24 months
of age but not reached 36 months of age present at the care session there
is one class A, B, C, D or E contact staff member on duty; and
(b) for
every 15 or fewer than 15 enrolled children greater than 5 enrolled
children who have reached 24 months of age but not reached 36 months
of age present at the care session the contact staff members required under
paragraph (a) include a class A, B or C contact staff member.
Penalty: a fine of $6 000.
(3) Subject to
regulations 23, 24, 25, 80, 81A and 82, a licensee must ensure that at a care
session —
(a) for
every 10 or fewer than 10 enrolled children who have reached
36 months of age present at the care session there is one class A,
B, C, D or E contact staff member on duty; and
(b) for
every 30 or fewer than 30 enrolled children greater than 10 enrolled
children who have reached 36 months of age present at the care session
the contact staff members required under paragraph (a) include a
class A, B or C contact staff member.
Penalty: a fine of $6 000.
(4) For the purpose of
determining the number of contact staff required under
subregulations (1), (2) and (3), the licensee may include an
enrolled child in an age range that is up to 6 months higher or
6 months lower than the child’s actual age if the
licensee —
(a) is
satisfied on reasonable grounds it is developmentally appropriate for the
child to be included in that age range; and
(b) is
authorised in writing by the child’s parent to include the child in that
age range.
(5) If under
subregulation (4) an enrolled child is included in an age range that is
up to 6 months higher than the child’s actual age, the licensee
must ensure that the contact staff members on duty include a class A, A*,
B, B*, C or E contact staff member.
Penalty: a fine of $6 000.
[Regulation 81 inserted in Gazette
8 Dec 2006 p. 5376‑7.]