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COMMITTEE REPORT

The committee's Report No 20 - Education and Care Services Bill 2013 was tabled.

View:  Report No 20 - Education and Care Services Bill 2013

ABOUT THE BILL

The bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 5 June 2013 by the Minister for Education, Training and Employment. It has been referred to the Education and Innovation Committee for detailed consideration and reporting back to the Parliament by 12 August 2013.

The bill would amend legislation to:

• establish a new regulatory framework for child care services regulated under the Child Care Act 2002;
• repeal the Child Care Act 2002; and
• make consequential amendments to other legislation.

The new regulatory framework would align with the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011 (national law) while retaining some elements of the Child Care Act 2002.

It would apply to those services not covered by the national law, including

• limited hours care services that receive Queensland Government funding;
• early childhood education and care services that are also disability services under the Disability Services Act 2006, which are excluded from the National Law;
• occasional care services; and
• Budget Based Funded services that do not receive child care benefit (CCB).

Other Information

• Education and Care Services Bill 2013
• Explanatory Notes
• Explanatory Notes for amendments to be moved during consideration in detail
• Minister's introductory speech

Copies of Queensland legislation are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.

Submissions

The committee invited submissions addressing the bill, from all interested parties.

The closing date for written submissions was Friday, 12 July 2013.

Submitters may request that their personal details be withheld from publication, and the committee will make a determination on any such request.

General guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here: Guide to making a submission.

TIMELINE

Public Hearing - 13 June 2013. The Department of Education, Training and Employment briefed the committee about this bill on Thursday 13 June 2013.  The transcript from the briefing can be viewed here.