• Specific Year
    Any

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 9 OF 2017)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definition  

PART 2--AMENDMENT OF EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL LAW

  • 4 Definitions  
  • 5 Matters to be taken into account in assessing whether fit and proper person  
  • 6 Regulatory Authority may seek further information  
  • 7 Decision to suspend after show cause process  
  • 8 Death of approved provider  
  • 9 Decision on application  
  • 10 Application for service approval  
  • 11 Form of application  
  • 12 Determination of application  
  • 13 New section 50A inserted  
  • 14 Conditions on service approval  
  • 15 Copy of service approval to be provided  
  • 16 Amendment of service approval on application  
  • 17 New section 55A inserted  
  • 18 Notice of change to nominated supervisor  
  • 19 New section 56A inserted  
  • 20 Transfer may be subject to intervention by Regulatory Authority  
  • 21 Decision in relation to suspension  
  • 22 Notice to parents of suspension or cancellation  
  • 23 Powers of Regulatory Authority in considering application  
  • 24 Decision on application  
  • 25 Regulatory Authority may seek further information  
  • 26 Decision on application  
  • 27 New section 103A inserted  
  • 28 Part 4 repealed  
  • 29 Process for review  
  • 30 Application for highest rating  
  • 31 Revocation of highest rating level  
  • 32 Offence to operate education and care service without nominated supervisor  
  • 33 New section 161A inserted  
  • 34 Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present  
  • 35 New section 162A inserted  
  • 36 Offence relating to appointment or engagement of family day care co-ordinators  
  • 37 Offence relating to assistance to family day care educators  
  • 38 New section 164A inserted  
  • 39 References to nominated supervisor  
  • 40 Offence relating to unauthorised persons on education and care service premises  
  • 41 Offence to fail to display prescribed information  
  • 42 Offence to fail to notify certain circumstances to Regulatory Authority  
  • 43 Offence to fail to notify certain information to Regulatory Authority  
  • 44 New section 174A inserted  
  • 45 Division 2 of Part 7 substituted  
  • 46 Grounds for issuing prohibition notice  
  • 47 Deciding whether to issue prohibition notice  
  • 48 New section 185 substituted  
  • 49 Cancellation of prohibition notice  
  • 50 Person must not contravene prohibition notice  
  • 51 Offence to engage person to whom prohibition notice applies  
  • 52 New section 188A inserted  
  • 53 References to supervisors and supervisor certificates  
  • 54 Powers of entry for investigating approved education and care service  
  • 55 Powers of entry to business premises  
  • 56 New section 200A inserted  
  • 57 Entry to premises with search warrant  
  • 58 Seized items  
  • 59 Functions of National Authority  
  • 60 Functions of chief executive officer  
  • 61 Section 268 repealed  
  • 62 Section 269 substituted  
  • 63 Publication of information  
  • 64 Sections 271 and 272 substituted  
  • 65 When proceedings may be brought  
  • 66 Infringement offences  
  • 67 New Division 5 inserted in Part 15  
  • 68 New Division 6 inserted in Part 15  

PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT 1996

  • 69 Definitions  
  • 70 Form of application  
  • 71 Exception for approved providers and certified supervisors  
  • 72 Nominees and primary nominees for an approved associated children's service  
  • 73 New section 25WA inserted  
  • 74 New Part 8 inserted  

PART 4--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

Navigate