Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN'S SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO. 80 OF 2011) - SECT 7

    (1)     Insert the following heading to section 8 of the Principal Act—

" Offence to advertise unlicensed or unapproved etc. children's service ".

    (2)     For section 8(1) of the Principal Act substitute —

    "(1)     A person must not publish or cause to be published an advertisement for a children's service unless—

        (a)     the children's service is licensed to operate under this Act; or

        (b)     the children's service is an approved associated children's service; or

        (c)     an approval of premises has been granted for the children's service under this Act.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.".

    (3)     In section 8(2) of the Principal Act, after "this Act" (where secondly occurring) insert "or a service approval had been granted for the children's service under the National Law".

    (4)     After section 8(2) of the Principal Act insert —

    "(3)     Subsection (1) does not apply if—

        (a)     an application for a licence to operate the children's service has been made but has not been decided; or

        (b)     the children's service is to be an approved associated children's service and an application for a service approval including the children's service has been made under the National Law but has not been decided.".