33   Parental contact with children

(1)  The service approval of an approved provider for a State regulated education and care service is granted subject to a condition that the approved provider must afford any parent contact with his or her child at any time that the service is being provided to the child.

(2)  However, an approved provider of a State regulated education and care service may deny a parent contact with his or her child (until the parent’s right to contact has been established):

(a)  if the approved provider has reason to believe that a court has denied the parent that contact, or

(b)  if the approved provider is requested to do so by the Director-General, an officer of the Ministry of Health, a police officer, or any other appropriate authority.

(3)  This section applies to a supervisor certificate granted under the National Law Alignment Provisions in the same way as it applies to a service approval. For that purpose, a reference to an approved provider for a State regulated education and care service includes a reference to a nominated supervisor for a State regulated education and care service within the meaning of the National Law Alignment Provisions.