Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

 

Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

Notes

Compilation table4

Uncommenced provisions table4

Defined terms

 

Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

An Act —

·to apply the Education and Care Services National Law (with modifications) as a law of the State; and

·to repeal the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 and the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012; and

·to make savings and transitional arrangements; and

·to make consequential amendments to various other Acts; and

·for related purposes.

 

 

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026.

2.Commencement

(1)This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 (but only sections 1 and 2) — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b)Part 6 Division 1 comes into operation —

(i)if the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Schedule 1 comes into operation on or before the day on which section 30 of this Act comes into operation — immediately after section 30 of this Act comes into operation; or

(ii)otherwise — on the day on which the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Schedule 1 comes into operation;

(c)Part 6 Division 2 — if the Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025 (Vic) has effect for the purposes of Part 2 under section 7(2), on the last day on which a provision of that Act comes into operation under section 8;

(d)the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation (proclamation day).

(2)If the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 section 231 comes into operation before proclamation day, Part 6 Division 4 of this Act —

(a)does not come into operation; and

(b)is deleted on proclamation day.

[3, 4.Have not come into operation.]

[Parts 2‑6 have not come into operation.]

 

Notes

This is a compilation of the Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026 Pt. 1 (other than s. 3 and 4)

2 of 2026

31 Mar 2026

Pt. 1 (but only s. 1 and 2): 31 Mar 2026 (see s. 2(1)(a))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026 (other than s. 1 and 2)

2 of 2026

31 Mar 2026

Act other than s. 1 and 2 and Pt. 6 Div. 1 and 2: to be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(d) and (2));
Pt. 6 Div. 1: if 2024/051 Sch. 1 comes into operation on or before s. 30 of this Act: immediately after s. 30 of this Act comes into operation, otherwise on the day on which 2024/051 Sch. 1 comes into operation (see s. 2(1)(b));
Pt. 6 Div. 2: if the Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025 (Vic) has effect for the purposes of Pt. 2 under s. 7(2), on the last day on which a provision of that Act comes into operation under s. 8 (see s. 2(1)(c))

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

proclamation day2(1)

 

 

 

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