Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 (Cth)
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This Act may be cited as the
Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 .
This Act commences on 1 July 2013.
The object of this Act is to improve quality outcomes for children in early childhood education and care services by enhancing professionalism in the early childhood education and care sector, including through improved attraction and retention of a skilled and professional workforce.
In this Act:
approved provider has the same meaning as in theA New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 .
large centre‑based day care provider has the same meaning as in theA New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 .
(1) The Early Years Quality Fund Special Account is established by this section.
(2) The Early Years Quality Fund Special Account is a special account for the purposes of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
On the day mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, there is to be credited to the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account the amount mentioned in column 2 of that item:
1 | 1 July 2013 | $135,000,000 |
2 | 1 July 2014 | $165,000,000 |
The purpose of the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account is to provide funding to approved providers that are large centre‑based day care providers, to be used exclusively for paying remuneration, and other employment‑related costs and expenses, in relation to employees in the early childhood education and care sector.
Note: See section 80 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with special accounts).
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Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 | 110, 2013 | 29 June 2013 | 1 July 2013 (s 2) | |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 | 62, 2014 | 30 June 2014 | Sch 8 (items 138, 139) and Sch 14 (items 1–6): 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14) | Sch 14 (items 1–6) |
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| 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 2 (items 7–9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |
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| 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | — |
| 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | — |
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Act 2017 | 22, 2017 | 4 Apr 2017 | Sch 2 (items 3, 4): 2 July 2018 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 4 (items 1–12): 5 Apr 2017 (s 2(1) item 5) | Sch 4 (items 112) |
s 4......................................... | rs No 22, 2017 |
s 5......................................... | am No 62, 2014 |
s 7......................................... | rs No 62, 2014 |
am No 22, 2017 |
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