2. at an education and care service - Caring Kids Kindergarten of 77 Healey Road, South Yarra in the 3-5 year room 3. must not subject any child being - Sally South, 3 years (DOB 01/01/12) educated and cared for by the service to 4. any discipline - on 04/06/15 at 12.30pm grabbing Sally South by the arm and squeezing her arm causing her to cry 5. that is unreasonable in the - Sally had taken a toy from another child circumstances Some example allegations are provided on the QARD intranet site. An Authorised role is to make an assessment as to whether the alleged matter occurred Officer’s and, if it did, whether it constitutes a non-compliance with the National Law or National Regulations. The Authorised Officer must make this assessment based on objective evidence obtained during the investigation. The questions that Authorised Officers must ask in planning an investigation are: 1. What evidence do I need to obtain to be reasonably satisfied that the alleged matters occurred? 2. How do I obtain this evidence? Evidence is information that may prove or disprove the existence of a fact. The type of evidence Authorised Officers collect will depend on the alleged contravention of the National Law or National Regulations. The different types of evidence that can be collected are listed below in section 6.3.3. The evidence required in an investigation is the evidence necessary for Authorised Officers to be reasonably satisfied that each element of the alleged contravention of the National Law or National Regulations occurred or did not occur. For example, in relation to Table 1 above, the evidence needed to demonstrate a contravention of section 166(3)(b) (offence to use inappropriate discipline) of the National Law would include: who was the staff member involved in the alleged incident; the name and location of the education and care service where the alleged incident took place; the identity and age of the child involved in the alleged incident and proof the child was being educated and cared for by the service at the time of the alleged incident; the type of discipline allegedly administered; and evidence of why the discipline was unreasonable in the circumstances. During the preparation of an investigation plan, Authorised Officers should also consider potential external sources of relevant expert evidence, for example: a report from the child's doctor or hospital about the probable cause and nature of the injury or illness; a report or record from ambulance or emergency services workers; a Police report;
2. at an education and care service - Caring Kids Kindergarten of 77 Healey Road, South Yarra in the 3-5 year room 3. must not subject any child being educated and cared for by the service to - Sally South, 3 years (DOB 01/01/12) 4. any discipline - on 04/06/15 at 12.30pm grabbing Sally South by the arm and squeezing her arm causing her to cry 5. that is unreasonable in the circumstances - Sally had taken a toy from another child Some example allegations are provided on the QARD intranet site. An Authorised Officer’s role is to make an assessment as to whether the alleged matter occurred and, if it did, whether it constitutes a non-compliance with the National Law or National Regulations. The Authorised Officer must make this assessment based on objective evidence obtained during the investigation. The questions that Authorised Officers must ask in planning an investigation are: 1. What evidence do I need to obtain to be reasonably satisfied that the alleged matters occurred? 2. How do I obtain this evidence? Evidence is information that may prove or disprove the existence of a fact. The type of evidence Authorised Officers collect will depend on the alleged contravention of the National Law or National Regulations. The different types of evidence that can be collected are listed below in section 6.3.3. The evidence required in an investigation is the evidence necessary for Authorised Officers to be reasonably satisfied that each element of the alleged contravention of the National Law or National Regulations occurred or did not occur. For example, in relation to Table 1 above, the evidence needed to demonstrate a contravention of section 166(3)(b) (offence to use inappropriate discipline) of the National Law would include: who was the staff member involved in the alleged incident; the name and location of the education and care service where the alleged incident took place; the identity and age of the child involved in the alleged incident and proof the child was being educated and cared for by the service at the time of the alleged incident; the type of discipline allegedly administered; and evidence of why the discipline was unreasonable in the circumstances. During the preparation of an investigation plan, Authorised Officers should also consider potential external sources of relevant expert evidence, for example: a report from the child's doctor or hospital about the probable cause and nature of the injury or illness; a report or record from ambulance or emergency services workers; a Police report;
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