Office for Early Childhood Development Act 2024

In this Act—

Aboriginal child or Aboriginal person means a child or person (as the case requires) who—

is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;

and

regards themselves as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (or, in the case of a young child, is regarded as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait

Islander by a member of their family or community); and

is accepted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by a relevant Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, (and a reference to Aboriginal, or an Aboriginal family or organisation, is to be construed accordingly);

Chief Executive means the Chief Executive of the

Office for Early Childhood Development, and includes a person acting in that position;

Department has the same meaning as in the

Education and Children's Services

Act 2019;

early childhood development system—see section 4;

Office for Early Childhood Development or

Office means the Office for Early Childhood Development referred to in section 5;

State authority means—

a person who holds an office established by an Act;

or

a public sector agency (within the meaning of the

Public Sector

Act 2009); or

a local council; or

any incorporated or unincorporated body—

established for a public purpose by an Act; or

established for a public purpose under an Act (other than an Act providing for the incorporation of companies or associations, co‑operatives, societies or other voluntary organisations);

or

established, or subject to control or direction, by the Governor, a

Minister of the Crown or any instrumentality or agency of the Crown or a local council (whether or not established by or under an Act or an enactment);

or

any other entity, or entity of a class, prescribed by the regulations, but does not include—

the Guardian for Children and Young People; or

the Commissioner for Children and Young People; or

the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People;

or

any other entity prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.