Out-of-Home Care Services Licensing Manual

This manual (version 2.0.) is designed to assist organisations providing out-of-home care services under the Child Protection Act 1999 to undertake the necessary steps to obtain and maintain a valid care service licence.

• Full version of the Out-of-Home Care Services, Licensing Manual (PDF, 1.7 MB) Out-of-Home Care Services, Licensing Manual (RTF, 3.3 MB).

General

• Table of contents (PDF, 158 KB) Table of contents (RTF, 31 KB).

Part A:

Chapter 1: Introduction and overview (PDF, 138 KB) Introduction and overview (RTF, 80 KB)

Chapter 2: The service standards (PDF, 563 KB) The service standards (RTF, 1.6 MB)

Part B:

Chapter 3: The licensing process (PDF, 368 KB) The licensing process (RTF, 234 KB)

Part C:

Chapter 4: Monitoring compliance with licensing requirements (PDF, 74 KB) Monitoring compliance with licensing requirements (RTF, 75 KB)

Chapter 5: Suspensions, cancellations, amendments and surrenders (PDF, 69 KB) Suspensions, cancellations, amendments and surrenders (RTF, 61 KB)

Chapter 6: Renewal applications (PDF, 69 KB) Renewal applications (RTF, 61 KB)

Part D:

Chapter 7: Evidence guide (PDF, 3 MB) Evidence guide (RTF, 2.7 MB)

Part E:

Chapter 8: Additional resources (PDF, 451 KB) Additional resources (RTF, 116 KB).

Self-assessment workbook:

• Self-assessment workbook (DOC, 1.8 MB).