Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011 (Qld)

Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011

An Act providing for the adoption of a national law to regulate education and care services for children

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be fixed by proclamation. (2) Different days may be appointed under subsection (1) for the commencement of different provisions of the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 of Victoria. (3) The Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 15DA does not apply to this Act.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4. local application provisions of this Act means the provisions of this Act other than the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland). scheme commencement day see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland), section 305. (2) Terms used in the local application provisions of this Act and also in the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 of Victoria have the same meanings in the local application provisions of this Act as they have in that Law.

Part 2 Adoption of National Law

4 Adoption of Education and Care Services National Law The Education and Care Services National Law, as in force from time to time, set out in the schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 of Victoria— (a) applies as a law of this jurisdiction; and (b) as so applying may be referred to as the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland); and (c) so applies as if it were part of this Act.