Education and Care Services National Law (Application) Act 2011 (Tas)

Education and Care Services National Law (Application) Act 2011

An Act to apply as a law of this State a national law relating to the regulation of education and care services for children and for related matters [Royal Assent 7 December 2011]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

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

2. Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2012, but if it does not receive the Royal Assent before 1 January 2012 this Act is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2012.

3. Definitions (1) In this Act – commencement day means the day on which this Act commences or is taken to have commenced; Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4 . (2) Terms used in 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 meaning in this Act as they have in that Law.

PART 2 - Adoption of Education and Care Services 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 (Tasmania); and (c) so applies as if it were part of this Act.

5. Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction (1) The following Acts of this jurisdiction do not apply to the Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania) or to instruments made under that Law: (a) Acts Interpretation Act 1931 ; (b) Personal Information Protection Act 2004 ; (c) Right to Information Act 2009 ; (d) Rules Publication Act 1953 ; (e) Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 . (2) The following Acts of this jurisdiction do not apply to the Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania) or to instruments made under that Law, except to the extent that that Law and those instruments apply to the Regulatory Authority and the employees, decisions, actions and records of the Regulatory Authority: (a) Audit Act 2008 ; (b) . . . . . . . . (c) Ombudsman Act 1978 ; (d) Financial Management Act 2016 ; (e) State Service Act 2000 .