South Australian Numbered Regulations

EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS) (AMENDMENT OF EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL LAW TEXT) REGULATIONS 2023 (NO 60 OF 2023)

- under the Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and
Standards) Act 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Amendment of Education and Care Services National Law text

   PART 2--Amendment of Education and Care Services National Law text Division 1--Amendments commencing on commencement of section 15 of Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Act 2022 of Victoria

   5.      Amendment of section 5--Definitions
   6.      Insertion of section 5A
   7.      Amendment of section 14--Regulatory Authority may seek further information
   8.      Amendment of section 15--Grant or refusal of provider approval
   9.      Amendment of section 25--Grounds for suspension of provider approval
   10.     Amendment of section 31--Grounds for cancellation of provider approval
   11.     Amendment of section 55A--Condition relating to family day care co-ordinators
   12.     Amendment of section 155--Decision on application
   13.     Insertion of Part 15 Division 7 Division 7--Transitional provisions--Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Act 2022
   339.    Transitional provision--temporary waivers Division 2--Amendments commencing on commencement of section 22 of Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Act 2022 of Victoria
   14.     Amendment of section 19--Conditions on provider approval
   15.     Amendment of section 36--Notice to parents of suspension or cancellation
   16.     Amendment of section 51--Conditions on service approval
   17.     Amendment of section 59--Regulatory Authority to be notified of transfer
   18.     Insertion of section 59A
   19.     Amendment of section 66--Regulatory Authority to notify outcome 7 days before transfer
   20.     Insertion of section 67A
   21.     Amendment of section 68--Confirmation of transfer
   22.     Amendment of section 69--Notice to parents
   23.     Amendment of section 84--Notice to parents of suspension or cancellation
   24.     Amendment of section 87--Application for service waiver for service
   25.     Substitution of section 90
   26.     Amendment of section 91--Decision on application
   27.     Substitution of section 93
   28.     Substitution of section 94
   29.     Amendment of section 98--Decision on application
   30.     Substitution of section 100
   31.     Amendment of section 103--Offence to provide an education and care service without service approval
   32.     Amendment of section 103A--Offence relating to places where education and care is provided as part of a family day care service
   33.     Amendment of section 104--Offence to advertise education and care service without service approval
   34.     Amendment of section 161--Offence to operate education and care service without nominated supervisor
   35.     Amendment of section 161A--Offence for nominated supervisor not to meet prescribed minimum requirements
   36.     Amendment of section 162--Offence to operate education and care service unless responsible person is present
   37.     Substitution of section 162A
   38.     Amendment of section 163--Offence relating to appointment or engagement of family day care co-ordinators
   39.     Amendment of section 164--Offence relating to assistance to family day care educators
   40.     Amendment of section 164A--Offence relating to the education and care of children by family day care service
   41.     Amendment of section 165--Offence to inadequately supervise children
   42.     Amendment of section 166--Offence to use inappropriate discipline
   43.     Amendment of section 167--Offence relating to protection of children from harm and hazards
   44.     Amendment of section 168--Offence relating to required programs
   45.     Amendment of section 169--Offence relating to staffing arrangements
   46.     Amendment of section 170--Offence relating to unauthorised persons on education and care service premises
   47.     Amendment of section 171--Offence relating to direction to exclude inappropriate persons from education and care service premises
   48.     Amendment of section 172--Offence to fail to display prescribed information
   49.     Amendment of section 173--Offence to fail to notify certain circumstances to Regulatory Authority
   50.     Amendment of section 174--Offence to fail to notify certain information to Regulatory Authority
   51.     Amendment of section 174A--Family day care educator to notify certain information to approved provider
   52.     Amendment of section 175--Offence relating to requirement to keep enrolment and other documents
   53.     Amendment of section 176--Compliance directions
   54.     Amendment of section 177--Compliance notices
   55.     Amendment of section 178--Notice to suspend education and care by a family day care educator
   56.     Amendment of section 179--Emergency action notices
   57.     Amendment of section 187--Person must not contravene prohibition notice
   58.     Amendment of section 188--Offence to engage person to whom prohibition notice applies
   59.     Amendment of section 188A--False or misleading information about prohibition notice
   60.     Amendment of section 196--Identity card
   61.     Amendment of section 207--Offence to obstruct authorised officer
   62.     Amendment of section 208--Offence to fail to assist authorised officer
   63.     Amendment of section 209--Offence to destroy or damage notices or documents
   64.     Amendment of section 210--Offence to impersonate authorised officer
   65.     Amendment of section 217--Offence to fail to comply with notice or requirement
   66.     Amendment of section 218--Offence to hinder or obstruct Regulatory Authority
   67.     Amendment of section 269--Register of family day care educators, co-ordinators and assistants
   68.     Amendment of section 273--Duty of confidentiality
   69.     Amendment of section 295--False or misleading information or documents
   70.     Amendment of section 297--Protection from reprisal
   71.     Amendment of section 301--National regulations
   72.      Amendment of section 322--Information retention and sharing