EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS) ACT 2011
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Early childhood services
- 5 Parts of Act not to apply in relation to certain services
- 6 Governing authority
- 7 Limitation of liability for volunteer members of governing authorities
- 8 Responsible authorities
- 9 Objects and principles
PART 2--Adoption of Education and Care Services National Law
- 10 Application of Education and Care Services National Law
- 11 Amendments to Law to maintain national consistency
- 12 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction
- 13 Meaning of certain terms in Education and Care Services National Law (South Australia) for the purposes of this jurisdiction
- 13A Working with children checks
- 14 Penalty at end of provision
- 15 Tabling of annual report
PART 3--Application of Education and Care Services National Law (South Australia) to residual early childhood services providers
- 16 Application of Education and Care Services National Law (South Australia) to residual early childhood services providers
- 17 Exemption from certain provisions of Education and Care Services National Law (South Australia)
PART 4--Administration
Division 1--The Minister
- 18 Functions of Minister
- 19 Ministerial directions
- 20 Power of delegation
Division 2--The Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board of South Australia
Subdivision 1--The Board
- 21 Establishment of Board
- 22 Composition of Board
- 23 Conditions of membership
- 24 Casual vacancies
- 25 Allowances and expenses
- 26 Validity of acts
Subdivision 2--Registrars and staff
- 27 Registrars of Board
- 28 Staff of Board
Subdivision 3--Functions of Board
- 29 Functions of Board
- 30 Complaint made directly to Board to be referred to school
- 31 Committees
- 32 Power of delegation
Subdivision 4--Board's procedures
- 33 Board's procedures
- 34 Conflict of interest etc under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act 1995
- 35 Powers of Board in relation to witnesses etc
- 36 Principles governing proceedings
- 37 Representation at proceedings before Board
- 38 Costs
Subdivision 5--Financial matters, audit and annual report
- 39 Accounts and audit
- 40 Annual report
PART 5--Registration of schools
Division 1--Registers
Division 3--Offences
- 51 Procurement of registration by fraud
- 52 Improper directions to another member of governing authority
- 53 Illegal holding out
Division 4--Review of registration
- 54 Review of registration
PART 6--Record keeping and information gathering
Division 1--Records to be kept by registered schools
Division 2--Information gathering
PART 7--Disciplinary proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
- 58 Application of Part
- 59 Interpretation
- 60 Cause for disciplinary action
Division 2--Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
- 61 Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
Division 3--Proceedings before Board
- 62 Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
- 63 Contravention etc of condition
- 64 Contravention of prohibition order
- 65 Register of prohibition orders
- 66 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Board
- 67 Further provisions as to proceedings before Board under this Part
PART 8--Enforcement
PART 9--Review and appeal
Division 1--Internal review
- 71 Internal review of certain decisions of Board
Division 2--Appeal
PART 10--Miscellaneous
- 75 Use of certain terms or descriptions prohibited
- 76 Exemptions
- 77 Statutory declarations
- 78 False or misleading statement
- 79 Victimisation
- 80 Self-incrimination
- 81 Punishment of conduct that constitutes offence
- 82 Continuing offence
- 83 Offences by bodies corporate
- 84 General defence
- 85 Immunity of persons engaged in administration of Act
- 86 Application of fines
- 87 Confidentiality
- 88 Service
- 89 Evidentiary provision
- 90 Regulations
