Notification to parents of incident, injury, trauma and illness
Education and Care Services National Regulations
Full text
The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a parent of a child being educated and cared for by the service is notified as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the occurrence, or alleged occurrence, if the child is involved in, or alleged to be involved in, any incident, injury, trauma or illness while the child is being educated and cared for by the education and care service.
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Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness Record
Parents must be notified as soon as practicable, and no later than 24 hours after the occurrence — or alleged occurrence — of an incident, injury, trauma or illness.
Illness Record
Parents must be notified as soon as practicable, and no later than 24 hours after the occurrence — or alleged occurrence — of an incident, injury, trauma or illness.
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.