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Dec 10, 20243 min read
Zaksaw Pty Ltd & Giacchi
In yesterday's post I reported on the NSW District Court case of Zaksaw Pty Limited v Department of Education, Giacchi v Department of...
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Dec 9, 20244 min read
Another Absolute Liability Case
Following on from the Trad case (see previous post ) a lower NSW Court recently considered the scope of section 167, National Law in...
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Dec 8, 20241 min read
R v Griffith
This Queensland District Court case concerned the sentencing of Ashley Paul Griffith (formerly a childcare educator) who committed...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read
ASQA Investigating Qualifications of 7000 Childcare and Community Workers
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has cancelled the registration of a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) called Luvium...
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Nov 1, 20243 min read
Appeal Against Refusal to Grant Stay of Decision to Cancel Service Approvals
The case of 3 Bears Childcare Centre Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education; Apple Bear Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of...
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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Top 10 Non-Compliances in WA
The Education and Care Regulatory Unit have published the top 10 non-compliances in Western Australia, under the National Law and...
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Oct 25, 20241 min read
Extension of Workforce Transitional Provisions Until 2026/2027
Education Ministers have agreed to extend certain workforce transitional provisions in the Education and Care Services National...
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Oct 12, 20241 min read
Worker Charged after Child Allegedly Sexually Abused at Sydney Childcare Centre
9News carried this report, as did News.com.au .
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Oct 3, 20241 min read
Queensland Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
The Queensland Parliament recently passed the Child Safe Organisations Bill 2024 . The new legislation introduces a model for child safe...
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Oct 3, 20241 min read
Childcare Services & Infectious Diseases
The National Health and Medical Research Council has recently published the sixth edition of its Staying healthy : Preventing infectious...
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Sep 19, 20245 min read
A Path to Universal Early Childhood Education and Care Inquiry Report
The Productivity Commission recently published this report which was commissioned by the Commonwealth Government to make recommendations...
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Sep 10, 20246 min read
Review of Refusal to Grant Service Approval for Proposed NSW Mobile Preschool
Before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal in South Asian Australian Association v Secretary, Department of Education the...
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Sep 6, 20241 min read
More Than 60 children X-rayed After Button Batteries Found at Queensland Childcare Centre
ABC News Online , 9News and 7NEWS carried this story.
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
Police Investigate Sudden Death of One-year-old Boy at Queensland Childcare Centre
ABC News Online and News.com.au carried reports on this event.
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Sep 3, 20241 min read
Educator Pleads Guilty to 307 Child Abuse Charges
ABC News Online carried a story on the court proceedings relating to Ashley Paul Griffith. 9News.com.au also carried a report.
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Sep 2, 20243 min read
Civil Action Against NSW Regulator & Approved Provider
The recently reported NSW Supreme Court case of Maragol v Berry Patch Preschool Kellyville Ridge Pty Ltd is a novel civil action. This...
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
Victorian Childcare Educator Under Investigation for Allegedly Faking Qualifications During Job Interview
ABC News Online carried a report on this.
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
Closure of Illegal Western Sydney Family Day Care Service
ABC News Online carried a report on this interesting occurrence.
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Aug 30, 20241 min read
Penalty for Approved Provider When Child Left WA Out of School Hours Care Service Unsupervised
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Bayswater Child Care Association Inc t/as Morley Out of School Care  an order was...
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Aug 27, 20241 min read
Footage Shows Children Wandering Towards Busy Road in Adelaide after Leaving Childcare Through Hole in Fence
9 News carried this story.
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