Table F.3 Waivers granted by type and jurisdiction Source: ACECQA (2014b, p. 15). A waiver is approved when the provider can demonstrate: genuine difficulty in meeting the requirements of the NQF children’s safety, health and wellbeing is not compromised or at risk a plan is in place for the service to meet the requirements by the time the waiver is due to expire (if temporary). Since the introduction of the NQF, just over a quarter of waiver applications have been rejected (Commission calculations based on ACECQA administrative data, 20 January 2014). There is an application fee for waiver applications and waivers may be revoked by the Regulatory Authority at any time. Reviews and reassessments If an approved provider disagrees with their rating, they may apply to the Regulatory Authority for a review of their rating within 14 days of receiving the final assessment and rating report. This is referred to as a first tier review. There is no application fee for a first tier review. If a first tier review does not resolve the concerns of the approved provider, they may apply on limited grounds to ACECQA for a further review by a Ratings Review Panel. This is referred to as a second tier review. Applications for a second tier review must be made within 14 days of receiving the decision of the Regulatory Authority on a first tier review and require an application fee of between $400 and $800. Such applications may only be made on the grounds that the Regulatory Authority: did not appropriately apply the prescribed processes for determining a rating level
Table F.3 Waivers granted by type and jurisdiction Source: ACECQA (2014b, p. 15). A waiver is approved when the provider can demonstrate: genuine difficulty in meeting the requirements of the NQF children’s safety, health and wellbeing is not compromised or at risk a plan is in place for the service to meet the requirements by the time the waiver is due to expire (if temporary). Since the introduction of the NQF, just over a quarter of waiver applications have been rejected (Commission calculations based on ACECQA administrative data, 20 January 2014). There is an application fee for waiver applications and waivers may be revoked by the Regulatory Authority at any time. Reviews and reassessments If an approved provider disagrees with their rating, they may apply to the Regulatory Authority for a review of their rating within 14 days of receiving the final assessment and rating report. This is referred to as a first tier review. There is no application fee for a first tier review. If a first tier review does not resolve the concerns of the approved provider, they may apply on limited grounds to ACECQA for a further review by a Ratings Review Panel. This is referred to as a second tier review. Applications for a second tier review must be made within 14 days of receiving the decision of the Regulatory Authority on a first tier review and require an application fee of between $400 and $800. Such applications may only be made on the grounds that the Regulatory Authority: did not appropriately apply the prescribed processes for determining a rating level
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