Child Care Centres Act · 2012 Revised Edition
13. Inspection of child care centres
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director and any officer authorised by him may —
Director
“Director” means the Director of Community Development, and includes any person who is authorised by him to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director under this Act or any regulations made thereunder;
at all reasonable times enter and inspect any child care centre or any premises which he has reason to suspect are used for the purposes of a child care centre;
require any person taking part in the operation or management of a child care centre to produce any book, document or other article relating to the management of that child care centre or to any other activity in respect of the child care centre, or to furnish any information relating to such management or activity;
remove for further examination any book, document or other article which he has reason to suspect is evidence of the
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commission of an offence against this Act, or is evidence of a ground for the revocation of the licence in respect of a child care centre; and
do such other things as are necessary for the inspection of a child care centre.
Any person who prevents or obstructs the Director or any officer authorised by him in the execution of his powers, or refuses to produce any book, document or other article upon being required under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Terms defined in s 2
child care centre
Defined · s 2“child care centre” means any premises at which five or more children who are under the age of 3 years are habitually received for the purposes of care and supervision during part of the day or for longer periods;
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of Community Development, and includes any person who is authorised by him to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director under this Act or any regulations made thereunder;
licence
Defined · s 2“licence” means a licence issued under this Act in respect of a child care centre;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes any building, enclosure, ground or open air space. Child care centres to be licensed.