EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) ACT 2011 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 38 of 2011

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - ADOPTION OF NATIONAL LAW

• 4 Adoption of Education and Care Services National Law
• 5 Minister must table amendments of Education and Care Services National Law
• 6 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction
• 7 Meaning of generic terms in Education and Care Services National Law for the purposes of this jurisdiction
• 8 Children’s services law
• 9 Children’s services regulator
• 10 Education law
• 11 Former education and care services law
• 12 Infringements law
• 13 Public sector law
• 14 Regulatory authority
• 15 Relevant tribunal or court
• 16 Working with children law
• 17 Penalty at end of provision
• 18 Transitional matters

PART 3 - MATTERS RELATING TO WORKING WITH CHILDREN ACT

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 19 Definitions for pt 3

Division 2 - Giving or obtaining particular information

• 20 Giving information to chief executive (employment screening) about disciplinary action
• 21 Giving information to chief executive (employment screening) about prohibition notices
• 22 Obtaining information from chief executive (employment screening) about employment screening

Division 3 - Application of Working with Children Act

• 23 Pending application for working with children card or check—corporation
• 24 Pending application for working with children card or check—eligible association
25. (Repealed)
• 26 Death of sole holder of service approval

PART 4 - OTHER MATTERS

Division 1 - Transitional

• 27 Giving information to children’s commissioner about disciplinary action
• 28 QCAT reviews of decisions under Child Care Act 2002
• 29 Chief executive reviews of compliance notice decisions under Child Care Act 2002
• 30 Authorised officers
• 31 Application of Information Privacy Act 2009 and Right to Information Act 2009

Division 2 - Use and disclosure of URL data relating to approved kindergarten programs

• 32 Definitions for div 2
• 33 Authorised officers
• 34 Disclosure of URL data to chief executive and central governing bodies by relevant services
• 35 Use and disclosure of URL data by chief executive
• 36 Disclosure of URL data to Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• 37 Recording, use and disclosure of URL data by authorised officer of central governing body
• 38 Transitional—authorised officers

Division 3 - Application of Commonwealth Acts

• 39 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
• 40 Application of Commonwealth FOI Act
• 41 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act

Division 4 - External review of decisions

• 42 Meaning of reviewable decision
• 43 Regulatory authority must give notice after making reviewable decision
• 44 Constitution of QCAT

Division 5 - Regulations

• 45 Regulation-making power
• 46 (Expired)