Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 236D

236D Prescribed fees—application for service approval

(1) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, the prescribed fee for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023 in relation to a small service, a medium service or a large service is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"F" is—

(a) in the case of a small service other than a family day care service, $482;

(b) in the case of a medium service other than a family day care service, $725;

(c) in the case of a large service other than a family day care service, $967;

(d) in the case of a small service, medium service or large service that is a family day care service, $725;

"FX" is the indexation factor for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023.

(2) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, the prescribed fee for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023 in relation to an extra-large service that is a centre-based service is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"FX" is the indexation factor for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023.

(3) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, the prescribed fee for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023 in relation to an extra-large service that is a family day care service is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"FX" is the indexation factor for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023.

(4) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, the prescribed fee for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2024 is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"P" is the amount of the relevant fee payable for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023 calculated in accordance with subregulation (1), (2) or (3);

"FX" is the indexation factor for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2024.

(5) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, the prescribed fee for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025 is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"P" is the amount of the relevant fee payable for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2024 calculated in accordance with subregulation (4);

"FX" is the indexation factor for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025.

(6) For the purposes of section 44 (1) (e) of the Law, in a financial year beginning on 1 July 2026 or 1 July in a later year (the
"relevant financial year" ), the prescribed fee is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

where—

"P" is the amount of the fee payable in the previous financial year;

"FX" is the indexation factor for the relevant financial year.