Victorian Numbered Acts

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     Part 4 repealed  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

   75.     Repeal of amending Act  
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