West Australian Family Day Care Educator Fined for Breaching National Law

According to information recently published on the Department of Communities website, the West Australian State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT), made an order which gave effect to the terms of settlement in relation to a matter brought before the tribunal by the WA Regulator (Department of Communities) for contravention of the National Law. The educator, Afshan Farooq, contravened section 165(3) of the National Law by leaving a two year old locked in the residence while attending a medical appointment, and regulation 178(2) by failing to ensure attendance records were accurate. The Tribunal ordered that the educator pay $3200 for the contraventions and contribute $1000 towards the Department's Legal costs. 

Further information was also published in a news story on the Community News website.