Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

CHILD CARE SERVICES (CHILD CARE) REGULATIONS 2006 - REG 89

89 .         Contact staff requirements for excursions

        (1)         A licensee must ensure that on an excursion from the place —

            (a)         a contact staff member who has reached 18 years of age is in charge of the children; and

            (b)         unless the children are travelling in a C class motor vehicle as referred to in regulation 89(2), the children are accompanied by enough contact staff members or volunteers to ensure that there is at least one staff member or volunteer for each multiple of 4 children and for any remainder of fewer than 4.

        (2)         If enrolled children are travelling in a C class motor vehicle seating no more than 12 people and fitted with seat belts for each person —

            (a)         7 enrolled children may travel under the supervision of the person referred to in subregulation (1)(a); and

            (b)         8 or more enrolled children may travel under the supervision of the person referred to subregulation (1)(a) and a contact staff member or volunteer.

        Penalty: a fine of $3 000.