Awareness of child protection law
Education and Care Services National Regulations
Full text
(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a person specified in subregulation (2), whether or not the person works with children, is advised of and understands— (a) the existence and application of the current child protection law; and (b) any obligations that the person may have under that law. (2) The following persons are specified— (a) a nominated supervisor of the service; (b) a staff member of the service; (c) a volunteer at the service. (3) A provider is taken to have met the provider's obligation to ensure a specified person understands the matters set out in subregulation (1)(a) and (b) if the provider can ensure the specified person can explain the following— (a) the obligations of the specified person as a mandatory reporter; (b) the circumstances under which the specified person must make a report; (c) how to submit a report.
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Reproduced from the Current version for 1 July 2026 consolidation, for information only. This may not reflect the latest amendments — always check the Education and Care Services National Regulations (NSW) for the official current text, and note that each state and territory applies the National Law separately.
