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Out-of-Home Care Services Licensing Manual

This manual (draft version 1.1.) 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 2.16 MB).

• Table of contents (PDF 56 KB)
• Part 1:
1. Introduction and overview (PDF 70 KB)
2. Preparing and processing your care service licence application (PDF 66 KB)
3. Amending, suspending or cancelling a care service licence (PDF 50 KB)
4. Monitoring compliance with the child protection care service licence (PDF 102 KB)
• Part 2:
1. Minimum service standards (PDF 392 KB)
2. Completing the self assessment workbook (PDF 45 KB)
• Appendices:
  1. Building on attributes from previous licensing processes (PDF 75 KB)
  2. Evidence guide (PDF 433 KB)
  3. How standards apply to service types (PDF 616 KB)
  4. Cultural Competence Resource Guide (PDF 137 KB)
  5. Clarifying processes associated with licensing (PDF 72 KB)
• Self-assessment workbook:
  1. Self-assessment workbook (Word 1.76 MB)

Last updated

8 January 2008