Affinity Education Fined $35,000 for Leaving Child on Bus

The Queensland Education Department (a Regulatory Authority under the National Law), recently published details on its website of a prosecution before the Magistrates Court for breach of sections 165 and 167 of the National Law. A summary of the case can be found here. The approved provider pleaded guilty to all charges and was fined

$35,000 for the combined charges and $1,700 costs. In this case a 4 year old child in the care of Milestones Early Learning The Lakes was left on the service's bus for about 65 minutes. The child had been collected from home, and a member of the public later noticed they were alone and restrained in the car seat inside the bus.