Education and Care Services National Law Education and Care Services National Amendment Regulations 2018 (NSW)

Education and Care Services National Amendment

Regulations 2018

under the

Education and Care Services National Law

The Education Council has made the following regulations under sections 301 and 324 of the Education and

Care Services National Law as applied by the law of the States and Territories.

RICK HARRISON
Secretary

Education Council

1 June 2018

Education and Care Services National

Amendment Regulations 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1	Title	1
2	Authorising provisions	1
3	Commencement	1
4	Definitions	1
5	Services that are not education and care services	2
6	Nominated supervisor	3
7	Staff members	3
8	Heading to Part 4.7 substituted	3
9	Centre-based services in remote and very remote areas—
qualifications for educators	3

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Education and Care Services National Law

Education and Care Services National

Amendment Regulations 2018

1 Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Education

and Care Services National Amendment

Regulations 2018.

2 Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 301
and 324 of the Education and Care Services

National Law.

3 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 July 2018.

4 Definitions

In regulation 4(1) of the Education and Care

Services National Regulations insert the

following definition—

"family assistance law has the same meaning

as it has in the A New Tax System
(Family Assistance) (Administration)

Act 1999 of the Commonwealth;".

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5    Services that are not education and care services

For regulation 5(2)(k) of the Education and Care

Services National Regulations substitute—

"(k)	a service providing education and care if,
on 30 June 2018—

(i)  the service provider was, in respect of the service, in receipt of funding under the Budget Based Funded program

administered by the Department of Education and Training of the Commonwealth; and

(ii)  the service was not approved for the purposes of the family assistance law;

(ka)	a service providing education and care if,
on 30 June 2018—

(i)  the service provider was, in respect of the service, in receipt of funding under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy administered by the Department of

Prime Minister and Cabinet of the
Commonwealth; and

(ii)  the service was not approved for the purposes of the family assistance law; and

(iii)  the service was not regulated under the National Quality Framework;".

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6 Nominated supervisor

In regulation 146(f) of the Education and Care
Services National Regulations, before "working"

insert "current".

7 Staff members

In regulation 147(f) of the Education and Care
Services National Regulations, before "working"
insert "current".

8    Heading to Part 4.7 substituted

For the heading to Part 4.7 of the Education and

Care Services National Regulations substitute—

"Part 4.7—Governance and

Leadership".

9    Centre-based services in remote and very remote

areas—qualifications for educators

For regulation 240(1) of the Education and Care

Services National Regulations substitute—

"(1)	This regulation applies until 1 January 2020 to a centre-based service located in a remote area or a very remote area of Queensland,
Tasmania, South Australia or Western Australia.".

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