Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Act 2024 (Cth)

Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Act 2024

No. 140, 2024

An Act to establish the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account, and for related purposes

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Objects 4 Simplified outline of this Act 5 Definitions 6 Crown to be bound 7 Extension to external Territories Part 2—Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account 8 Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account 9 Purpose of the Account Part 3—Grants 10 Grants 11 Terms and conditions of grants 12 Application of this Act to approved providers that are not legal persons 13 Conferral of powers on the Secretary 14 Executive power of the Commonwealth Part 4—Miscellaneous 15 Delegation by the Secretary 16 Transitional provision—funding agreements made under A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 17 Sunset provision 18 Rules

Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Act 2024 No. 140, 2024

An Act to establish the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account, and for related purposes

[Assented to 10 December 2024]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title This Act is the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Act 2024.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 11 December 2024