📜 Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Amendment Bill 2018
This bill amends the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 to improve the National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care services. It also makes consequential changes to the Spent Convictions Act 1988 and the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004.
Impact
Early childhood education and care services, especially family day care, will be affected. The changes aim to improve service quality, streamline processes, and strengthen safety measures for children.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA16 May 2018
- LA IntroducedLA16 May 2018
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA19 June 2018
- LA Third ReadingLA19 June 2018
- LC Second Reading MovedLC14 Aug 2018
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC29 Aug 2018
- LC Third ReadingLC29 Aug 2018
- Royal Assent7 Sept 2018
Penalty Provisions5 found
Offence relating to places where education and care is provided as part of a family day care service
“103A. Offence relating to places where education and care is provided as part of a family day care service”
Offence for nominated supervisor not to meet prescribed minimum requirements
“161A. Offence for nominated supervisor not to meet prescribed minimum requirements”
Offence relating to the education and care of children by family day care service
“164A. Offence relating to the education and care of children by family day care service”
Failure to comply with enforceable undertakings
“181. Failure to comply with enforceable undertakings”
False or misleading information about prohibition notice
“188A. False or misleading information about prohibition notice”
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