Education and Care Services National Law (WA)

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

Act 12(1)

adult 12(1)

affidavit 12(1)

amend 12(1)

appoint 12(1)

approval in principle 5(1)

approval in principle criteria 5(1)

approval in principle holder 5(1)

approved education and care service 5(1)

approved family day care service 5(1)

approved family day care venue 5(1)

approved learning framework 5(1)

approved provider 5(1)

associated children’s service 5(1)

Australia 12(1)

Australian Accounting Standards 5(1)

authorised nominee 170(5)

authorised officer 5(1)

authorised person 170(5)

Authority Fund 5(1)

Board 5(1)

business day 12(1)

calendar month 12(1)

calendar year 12(1)

chief executive officer 5(1)

children’s service 5(1)

children’s services law 5(1)

children’s services regulator 5(1)

commencement 12(1)

commencement day 336(3), 337(2), 338(2), 339(2), 340(3)

Commonwealth 12(1)

Commonwealth Minister 5(1)

community kindergarten 5(1)

compliance direction 5(1)

compliance notice 5(1)

confer 12(1)

contravene 12(1)

country 12(1)

date of assent 12(1)

definition 12(1)

disciplinary action 5(1)

disclosed information 219(4)

document 12(1)

educational program 5(1)

education and care service 5(1)

education and care service premises 5(1)

education law 5(1)

educator 5(1)

electronic communication 12(1)

eligible association 5(1)

estate 12(1)

executor 5(1)

expire 12(1)

external Territory 12(1)

extrinsic material 8(1)

fail 12(1)

family day care co-ordinator 5(1)

family day care educator 5(1)

family day care educator assistant 5(1)

family day care residence 5(1)

family day care service 5(1)

family member 5(1)

financial year 12(1)

FOI Act 264(4)

foreign country 12(1)

former education and care services law 5(1)

function 12(1)

Gazette 11A(1)

gazetted 12(1)

Gazette notice 12(1)

Government Printer 12(1)

grade 1 5(1)

guardian 5(1)

inappropriate person 171(3)

individual 12(1)

information system 12(1)

infringements law 5(1)

insert 12(1)

instrument 12(1)

interest 12(1)

internal Territory 12(1)

Jervis Bay Territory 12(1)

make 12(1)

mandatory approval in principle jurisdiction 5(1)

Ministerial Council 5(1)

minor 12(1)

modification 12(1)

month 12(1)

named month 12(1)

National Authority 5(1)

national education and care services quality framework 5(1)

National Partnership Agreement 5(1)

National Quality Framework 5(1)

National Quality Standard 5(1)

national regulations 5(1)

nominated supervisor 5(1)

Northern Territory 12(1)

number 12(1)

oath 12(1)

office 5(1), 12(1)

Ombudsman Act 282(4)

omit 12(1)

ordinary meaning 8(1)

parent 5(1)

Part 4 building 5(1)

Part 4 building law 5(1)

Part 4 jurisdiction 5(1)

Part 4 planning law 5(1)

participating jurisdiction 5(1)

party 12(1)

payment 5(1)

penalty 12(1)

person 5(1)

personal arrangement 5(1)

person in day-to-day charge 5(1)

person linked to a WA service 188AA

person with management or control 5(1), 5A

power 12(1)

prescribed 12(1)

prescribed ineligible person 5(1)

printed 12(1)

Privacy Act 263(4)

proceeding 12(1)

prohibition notice 5(1)

property 12(1)

protected disclosure 5(1), 296

protected information 273(3)

provider approval 5(1)

provision 12(1)

public sector auditor 279(6)

public sector law 5(1)

rating assessment 5(1)

Ratings Review Panel 5(1)

receiving approved provider 5(1)

record 12(1)

regulation 303(6), 304(4)

Regulatory Authority 5(1)

relevant Commonwealth Department 5(1)

relevant maximum fine 188AC(3)

relevant tribunal or court 5(1)

repeal 12(1)

residence 5(1)

school 5(1)

school children 5(1)

serious detrimental action 5(1), 296

serious incident 5(1)

service approval 5(1)

sign 12(1)

specified person 197(6), 206(4)

staff member 5(1)

State 9(2)

State Records Act 265(4)

statutory declaration 12(1)

statutory instrument 12(1)

swear 12(1)

the Law 12(2)

transferring approved provider 5(1)

WA service 188AA

word 12(1)

working with children card 5(1)

working with children check 5(1)

working with children law 5(1)

working with vulnerable people law 5(1)

writing 12(1)

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