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New requirements for the safe transportation of children under the Education and Care Services National Regulations (National Regulations) commenced on 1 October 2020.
These additional requirements include having:
- a policy and procedures relating to transportation
- risk assessment for transporting children
- written authorisation for transporting children.
Other amendments to the National Regulations include the requirement for additional information about the transportation of children to be included on excursion permission forms and risk assessments for excursions.
To support your family day care service meet these requirements, please see links to resources below.
Policy and procedures
Safe transportation of children policy and Safe transportation of children procedure for all department services.
Transportation documents
The transportation specific resources that are needed include:
- Safe transportation of children risk assessment (DOCX 195 KB)
- Transportation permission form (DOCX 187 KB)
- Guidance for transportation permission form (DOCX 209 KB) .
The above forms are also on the Business administration and forms page in the Educator portal.
Excursion documents
The risk assessment templates and permission forms have been updated to reflect the changes. They include:
- Excursion permission form – routine (regular outing) (DOCX 187 KB)
- Excursion permission form – non-routine (DOCX 184 KB)
- Risk benefit assessment – excursion routine (regular outing) (DOCX 199 KB)
- Risk benefit assessment – excursion non-routine (DOCX 197 KB)
- Guidance for excursion permission form – routine (regular outing) (DOCX 208 KB) .
The above forms are also on the Business administration and forms page in the Educator portal.