and ‘Approved provider’ and NSW Department of Education Communities [2013] ACECQARRPstr0005 (21 November 2013) Applicant: ‘Approved provider’ Regulatory authority: NSW Department of Education and Communities Decision date: 21 November 2013 STR0005 Application reference: Decision The Ratings Review Panel (the Panel) by consensus has decided to confirm that elements 2.1.4 and 7.2.2 are assessed as ‘not met’. The Panel decided by consensus to confirm that the rating levels for standards 2.1 and 7.2 are As a result, the Panel has confirmed that the ‘Working Towards NQS’; rating levels for Quality Areas 2 and 7 are and the overall ‘Working Towards NQS’ rating for the service is ‘Working Towards NQS’. Issues under review The approved provider sought a review of the following, on the grounds that the regulatory authority failed to take into account or give sufficient weight to facts existing at the time of the rating assessment: Quality Area 2, standard 2.1 (element 2.1.4) Quality Area 7, standard 7.2 (element 7.2.2) After the initial assessment, the service was rated as for ‘Working Towards’ standards 1.2, 2.1, 7.2 and 7.3. The approved provider applied for first tier review on the basis that the regulatory of some elements authority’s assessment conflicted with its assessment of other elements. view Regulatory authority’s At first tier review, the regulatory authority amended its assessment of Standards 1.2 and 7.3 from to However, the ratings for ‘Working Towards’ ‘Meeting NQS’. Standards 2.1 and 7.2 remained at other ratings remained ‘Working Towards’. All unchanged. Consequently, the amendments did not change the overall service’s rating of ‘Working Towards’. view Applicant’s
‘Approved provider’ and NSW Department of Education and Communities [2013] ACECQARRPstr0005 (21 November 2013) Applicant: ‘Approved provider’ Regulatory authority: NSW Department of Education and Communities Decision date: 21 November 2013 Application reference: STR0005 Decision The Ratings Review Panel (the Panel) by consensus has decided to confirm that elements 2.1.4 and 7.2.2 are assessed as ‘not met’. The Panel decided by consensus to confirm that the rating levels for standards 2.1 and 7.2 are ‘Working Towards NQS’; As a result, the Panel has confirmed that the rating levels for Quality Areas 2 and 7 are ‘Working Towards NQS’ and the overall rating for the service is ‘Working Towards NQS’. Issues under review The approved provider sought a review of the following, on the grounds that the regulatory authority failed to take into account or give sufficient weight to facts existing at the time of the rating assessment: Quality Area 2, standard 2.1 (element 2.1.4) Quality Area 7, standard 7.2 (element 7.2.2) After the initial assessment, the service was rated as ‘Working Towards’ for standards 1.2, 2.1, 7.2 and 7.3. The approved provider applied for first tier review on the basis that the regulatory authority’s assessment of some elements conflicted with its assessment of other elements. Regulatory authority’s view At first tier review, the regulatory authority amended its assessment of Standards 1.2 and 7.3 from ‘Working Towards’ to ‘Meeting NQS’. However, the ratings for Standards 2.1 and 7.2 remained at ‘Working Towards’. All other ratings remained unchanged. Consequently, the amendments did not change the service’s overall rating of ‘Working Towards’. Applicant’s view
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