In the case of Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Communities and Hadema Holdings Pty Ltd t/a Kids HQ Jacaranda an order was made by the WA State Administrative Tribunal which gave effect to the terms of settlement in relation to a matter brought before the Tribunal by the WA Regulator (Department of Communities). In this case, a two year old child received injuries to their face following an altercation with two other children. A review of CCTV footage from the service revealed that the incident occurred while the children were left unsupervised for a period of up to seven minutes in the sandpit area.
The approved provider was ordered to pay a $12,000 for breach of section 165(1), National Law and $1,500 towards the Department's legal costs.. The Department also issued a media release. There was also a detailed report in WA Today as well.
In Western Australia, uniquely, such matters as this are generally heard as disciplinary matters under the National Law (WA), see the article by David Oliver in The Sector that explains the process in detail.
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