the Act & Regulation
The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
The provision of children’s services in NSW is governed by Chapter 12 of The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 which deals with a number of matters relating to the provision of children’s services in NSW, including:
- the meaning of ‘children’s services’
- principles underlying the provision of children’s services
- licensing of children’s services
- matters relating to parents
- exclusion of people from children’s service’s premises
- termination of illegal children’s services
- the Regulation
Children’s services Regulation 2004
The Children’s Services Regulation 2004 which specifies what needs to be done to establish and operate a children’s service, and how these requirements are to be done, including:
- licence applications
- granting licences
- conditions of licences for different types of children’s services
- the number of children who may be provided with a children’s service
- facilities and equipment
- administration of a children’s service
- practices for providing a children’s service
- probity checks of children’s services providers
- appeals against decisions made involving children’s services licences
Please read through the Regulation to ensure that you are fully informed of your responsibilities as a children’s service provider and the requirements you must meet when:
- applying for a new licence
- operating your service
- applying for a further licence.
PLEASE NOTE: This website provides a guide to children’s services licensing in NSW and contains information that introduces, summarises and explains some of the detailed requirements set out in the Act and Regulation. The Act and Regulation contain the definitive requirements for licensing, establishing and operating a children’s service in NSW. The Regulation is periodically updated. Please ensure that you read and understand the Act and the current Regulation.
Download the Act and Regulation.