{"id":"education-and-care-services-national-uniform-legislation-act-2011","name":"Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011","slug":"education-and-care-services-national-uniform-legislation-act-2011","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30023,"registerId":"nt-education-and-care-services-national-uniform-legislation-act-2011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011","content":"1. The Schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010\n(Vic) sets out the Education and Care Services National Law.\nFor the current version of the National Law, use the following link:\nhttp://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/\n2. Regulations may be made under section 301 of the National Law. A link to\nthe National Regulations are published on the NSW Legislation website, see\nthe below link:\nhttps://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/regulation/2011/653\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nEDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES (NATIONAL UNIFORM\nLEGISLATION) ACT 2011\nAs in force at 1 January 2022\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\n4 Adoption of Education and Care Services National Law ................. 2\n6 Disallowing national regulations and other matters ......................... 2\n7 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction ........................................ 3\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law\nas adopted\n8 Meaning of generic terms ................................................................ 4\n9 Meaning of other terms .................................................................... 5\n10 References to State ......................................................................... 6\n11 References to Parliament, Legislature or House of Parliament ....... 6\n12 Meaning of terms used in transitional provisions ............................. 6\n13 Holder of former approval ................................................................ 7\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\n14 Acquisition on just terms .................................................................. 8\n15 Penalty at end of provision .............................................................. 8\n\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 ii\n16 Regulations...................................................................................... 8\n16A Delegation ....................................................................................... 8\nPart 4 Transitional matters\nDivision 1 Transitional matters for Education and Care\nServices (National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2011\n17 National regulations made before commencement ......................... 8\nDivision 2 Transitional matters for Education and Care\nServices (National Uniform Legislation)\nAmendment Act 2019\n18 Definition.......................................................................................... 9\n19 Continuation of the national law....................................................... 9\n20 Continuation of the national regulations .......................................... 9\n21 General transitional provision .......................................................... 9\n22 Meaning of terms used in transitional provisions for the\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation)\n(Act Amendment) Regulation 2017.................................................. 9\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 January 2022\n____________________\nEDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES (NATIONAL UNIFORM\nLEGISLATION) ACT 2011\nAn Act to provide for a national law to regulate education and care\nservices for children, and for related purposes\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Education and Care Services\n(National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by\nGazette notice.\n3 Interpretation\n(2) In this Act:\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT) means the\nprovisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4.\n(3) Terms used in this Act and also in the Education and Care Services\nNational Law set out in the Schedule to the Education and Care\nServices National Law Act 2010 (Vic) have the same meanings in\nthis Act as they have in that Law.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 2\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\n4 Adoption of Education and Care Services National Law\n(1) The Education and Care Services National Law, as in force from\ntime to time, set out in the Schedule to the Education and Care\nServices National Law Act 2010 (Vic):\n(a) applies as a law of this jurisdiction; and\n(b) as so applying may be referred to as the Education and Care\nServices National Law (NT); and\n(c) as so applying, is a part of this Act.\n(2) Section 303(4) of the Education and Care Services National Law\nset out in the Schedule to the Education and Care Services\nNational Law Act 2010 (Vic) does not apply as a law of this\njurisdiction.\n6 Disallowing national regulations and other matters\n(1) The purpose of this section is to provide for matters relevant to\nPart 14, Division 8 of the Education and Care Services National\nLaw (NT).\n(2) Section 63C of the Interpretation Act 1978 is a law of this\njurisdiction relevant to the disallowance of regulations of the\nTerritory and applies to national regulations as if they were\nsubordinate legislation.\n(3) If, as mentioned in section 303(3) of the Education and Care\nServices National Law (NT), national regulations are disallowed by\nthe Legislative Assembly, section 63C of the Interpretation Act 1978\napplies to the disallowance.\n(4) If a resolution as mentioned in section 63C(2) to (4) of the\nInterpretation Act 1978 is expressed to take effect on a day after\nthe day of the resolution, the resolution may be amended or\nrevoked by the Legislative Assembly before it takes effect.\n(5) Regulations made under section 16 may provide for appropriate\narrangements required because national regulations are disallowed\nas mentioned in subsection (3) or section 303(5) of the Education\nand Care Services National Law (NT).\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 3\n(6) For section 303(1) of the Education and Care Services National\nLaw (NT), the Minister must table a copy of national regulations in\nthe Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the national\nregulations are made but a failure to do so does not affect the\nmaking of the national regulations.\n(7) To avoid doubt, it is declared that this section does not limit\nsection 303(5) of the Education and Care Services National\nLaw (NT).\n(8) In this section:\nnational regulations includes a provision of the national\nregulations.\n7 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction\n(1) Each of the following do not apply to the Education and Care\nServices National Law (NT) or to instruments made under that Law:\n(a) Parts 2 to 8 of the Information Act 2002 (despite section 9 of\nthat Act);\n(b) an Act prescribed by regulation.\n(2) Each of the following do not apply to the Education and Care\nServices National Law (NT) or to instruments made under that Law,\nexcept to the extent that Law and those instruments apply to the\nRegulatory Authority and the employees, decisions, actions and\nrecords of the Regulatory Authority:\n(a) the Audit Act 1995;\n(b) the Financial Management Act 1995;\n(c) the provisions of the Information Act 2002 not mentioned in\nsubsection (1)(a);\n(d) the Ombudsman Act 2009;\n(e) the Procurement Act 1995;\n(f) the Public Information Act 2010;\n(h) the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993;\n(i) an Act prescribed by regulation.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as adopted\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 4\n(3) Even though the Interpretation Act 1978 applies to this Act, it does\nnot apply to the Education and Care Services National Law (NT) or\nto instruments made under that Law other than as provided for in\nsection 6 or as prescribed by regulation for this subsection.\n(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the application of an Act\nto an education and care service.\n(5) In this section:\nemployee, of the Regulatory Authority, includes a public sector\nemployee employed in the Agency administering this Act.\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as\nadopted\n8 Meaning of generic terms\nIn the Education and Care Services National Law (NT):\nchild protection law means the Care and Protection of Children\nAct 2007.\ncourt, for section 203, means the Local Court.\nde facto relationship, see section 3(1) of the De Facto\nRelationships Act 1991.\nlocal authority means a local government council.\nmagistrate means a Local Court Judge.\npublic authority means any of the following:\n(a) an Agency;\n(b) the Police Force of the Northern Territory established under\nsection 5(1) of the Police Administration Act 1978;\n(c) an office or body (whether incorporated or not) established for\na public purpose by or under a law of the Territory;\n(d) any other entity established for a public purpose (including a\nnon-government organisation) that is prescribed by regulation.\nsuperior court means the Supreme Court.\nthis jurisdiction means the Territory.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as adopted\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 5\n9 Meaning of other terms\n(1) For the definition education law in section 5(1) of the Education\nand Care Services National Law (NT), each of the following is an\neducation law:\n(a) the Education Act 2015;\n(b) the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004.\n(2) For the definition former education and care services law in\nsection 5(1) of the Education and Care Services National Law (NT),\neach of the following, as in force immediately before the\ncommencement of Part 3 of that Law, is a former education and\ncare services law:\n(a) Chapter 4 of the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007;\n(b) the Care and Protection of Children (Children's Services)\nRegulations 2009;\n(c) Part 7 of the Education Act 2015.\n(3) For the definition infringements law in section 5(1) of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT), regulations made\nunder this Act are an infringements law.\n(4) For the definition public sector law in section 5(1) of the Education\nand Care Services National Law (NT), the Public Sector\nEmployment and Management Act 1993 is a public sector law.\n(5) For the definition Regulatory Authority in section 5(1) of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT), the Chief\nExecutive Officer is the Regulatory Authority for this jurisdiction.\n(6) For the definition relevant tribunal or court in section 5(1) of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT), the Local Court is\nthe relevant tribunal or court.\n(7) For the definition working with children law in section 5(1) of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT), each of the\nfollowing is a working with children law:\n(a) Part 3.1 of the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007;\n(b) the regulations made under Part 3.1 of the Care and\nProtection of Children Act 2007.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as adopted\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 6\n10 References to State\nIn sections 9 and 224(3) of the Education and Care Services\nNational Law (NT), a reference to the State is a reference to the\nTerritory.\n11 References to Parliament, Legislature or House of Parliament\nIn the Education and Care Services National Law (NT), a reference\nto any of the following is a reference to the Legislative Assembly:\n(a) the Legislature of this jurisdiction;\n(b) the Parliament of this jurisdiction;\n(c) a House of the Parliament or each House of the Parliament of\nthis jurisdiction.\n12 Meaning of terms used in transitional provisions\n(1) For the definition declared approved provider in section 305 of\nthe Education and Care Services National Law (NT), each of the\nfollowing is a declared approved provider:\n(a) a person who holds a licence under Part 4.3 of the Care and\nProtection of Children Act 2007;\n(b) the Minister responsible for administering Part 2 of the\nEducation Act 2015;\n(c) the governing body of a non-Government school that is\nregistered under Part 7 of the Education Act 2015 with a\ncondition that authorises the school to provide a preschool\nprogram.\n(2) For the definition declared approved service in section 305 of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT), each of the\nfollowing is a declared approved service:\n(a) a children's service mentioned in section 226(1)(b) of the Care\nand Protection of Children Act 2007 that is an education and\ncare service;\n(b) a preschool program delivered in the Territory.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as adopted\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 7\n(3) For the definition declared certified supervisor in section 305 of\nthe Education and Care Services National Law (NT), each of the\nfollowing is a declared certified supervisor:\n(a) a person who, under the Care and Protection of Children\n(Children's Services) Regulations 2009, is the nominee of a\nchildren's service mentioned in section 226(1)(b) of the Care\nand Protection of Children Act 2007;\n(b) a person who, under the Care and Protection of Children\n(Children's Services) Regulations 2009, is the person in\ncharge of a children's service mentioned in section 226(1)(b)\nof the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007.\n(4) For the definition declared nominated supervisor in section 305\nof the Education and Care Services National Law (NT), a person\nwho, under the Care and Protection of Children (Children's\nServices) Regulations 2009, is the nominee of a children's service\nmentioned in section 226(1)(b) of the Care and Protection of\nChildren Act 2007, is the declared nominated supervisor for the\nservice.\n(5) For the definition declared out of scope service in section 305 of\nthe Education and Care Services National Law (NT), each\neducation and care service operating in this jurisdiction that is not a\ndeclared approved service is a declared out of scope service.\n(6) For the definition former approval in section 305 of the Education\nand Care Services National Law (NT), each of the following is a\nformer approval:\n(a) a licence granted under Part 4.3 of the Care and Protection of\nChildren Act 2007 authorising the provision of a children's\nservice mentioned in section 226(1)(b) of that Act;\n(b) authority given to the Minister under section 6 of the Education\nAct 2015 to establish and maintain a school delivering a\npreschool program;\n(c) registration of a non-Government school under Part 7 of the\nEducation Act 2015 with a condition that authorises the school\nto provide a preschool program.\n13 Holder of former approval\nFor sections 306, 307 and 312 of the Education and Care Services\nNational Law (NT), the governing body of a non-Government school\nis taken to hold the registration of the non-Government school\nunder Part 7 of the Education Act 2015.\n\nPart 4 Transitional matters\nDivision 1 Transitional matters for Education and Care Services (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2011\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 8\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\n14 Acquisition on just terms\nIf the operation of the Education and Care Services National Law\n(NT) would, apart from this section, result in an acquisition of\nproperty from a person otherwise than on just terms:\n(a) the person is entitled to receive from the Territory the\ncompensation necessary to ensure the acquisition is on just\nterms; and\n(b) a court of competent jurisdiction may decide the amount of\ncompensation or make the orders it considers necessary to\nensure the acquisition is on just terms.\n15 Penalty at end of provision\nIn the Education and Care Services National Law (NT), a penalty\nspecified at the end of a provision indicates that a contravention of\nthe provision is punishable on conviction by a penalty not more than\nthe specified penalty.\n16 Regulations\nThe Administrator may make regulations under this Act.\n16A Delegation\nThe Regulatory Authority may, in writing, delegate any of the\nRegulatory Authority's powers and functions under any regulations\nmade under this Act to a person.\nPart 4 Transitional matters\nDivision 1 Transitional matters for Education and Care\nServices (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011\n17 National regulations made before commencement\nRegulations made by the Ministerial Council under section 301 of\nthe Education and Care Services National Law set out in the\nSchedule to the Education and Care Services National Law\nAct 2010 (Vic) before this section commences have effect in this\njurisdiction as if they were made under that section on the\ncommencement of this section.\n\nPart 4 Transitional matters\nDivision 2 Transitional matters for Education and Care Services (National Uniform\nLegislation) Amendment Act 2019\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 9\nDivision 2 Transitional matters for Education and Care\nServices (National Uniform Legislation)\nAmendment Act 2019\n18 Definition\nIn this Division:\ncommencement means the commencement of section 5 of the\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation)\nAmendment Act 2019.\n19 Continuation of the national law\nThe Education and Care Services National Law (NT) as in force\nafter the commencement is taken to be a continuation of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT) as in force\nimmediately before the commencement.\n20 Continuation of the national regulations\nThe national regulations as in force under sections 301 and 324 of\nthe Education and Care Services National Law (NT) after the\ncommencement are taken to be a continuation of the national\nregulations as in force under the Appendix immediately before the\ncommencement.\n21 General transitional provision\nAny statutory instrument made or other thing done under the\nAppendix or the national regulations before the commencement, or\nhaving effect as if made or done, and which could have been made\nor done under the Education and Care Services National Law (NT)\nor national regulations as in force after the commencement, has\neffect as if made or done under the Education and Care Services\nNational Law (NT) or national regulations as in force after the\ncommencement.\n22 Meaning of terms used in transitional provisions for the\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation)\n(Act Amendment) Regulation 2017\n(1) For the definition commencement day in section 325 of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT) the date of\ncommencement is taken to be 1 October 2017.\n(2) For the definition commencement day in section 332 of the\nEducation and Care Services National Law (NT) the date of\ncommencement is taken to be 1 February 2018.\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 10\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (Act No. 46, 2011)\nAssent date 21 December 2011\nCommenced Appendix ss 70(d), 152, 153(2) to (4) and 154 to 159, pt 5,\ndiv 6, ss 172(d), 266 to 268 and 270(1)(d), (2), (3) and (4):\n27 March 2013 (Gaz G13, 27 March 2013, p 3);\nrem: 1 January 2012 (Gaz S76, 23 December 2011)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)\nAssent date 2 June 2014\nCommenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,\n(s 2)\nLocal Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related\nAmendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,\n29 April 2016)\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) (Act Amendment)\nRegulations 2017 (No. 27, 2017)\nNotification date 31 August 2017\nCommenced rr 28, 29 and 72: 1 February 2018; rem: 1 October 2017 (r 3)\nIndependent Commissioner Against Corruption (Consequential and Related\nAmendment) Act 2018 (Act No. 3, 2018)\nAssent date 21 February 2018\nCommenced 30 November 2018 (s 2, s 2 Independent Commissioner\nAgainst Corruption Act 2017 (Act No. 23, 2017) and Gaz S94,\n30 November 2018)\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 11\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Act 2019 (Act\nNo. 28, 2019)\nAssent date 3 September 2019\nCommenced 18 December 2019 (Gaz G51, 18 December 2019, p 2)\nInterpretation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 28, 2021)\nAssent date 15 December 2021\nCommenced 1 January 2022 (s 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\ns 3 amd No. 28, 2019, s 4\ns 4 amd No. 28, 2019, s 5\ns 5 rep No. 28, 2019, s 6\ns 6 amd No. 28, 2021, s 20\ns 7 amd No. 3, 2018, s 107; No. 28, 2019, s 7\ns 8 amd No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 8, 2016, s 45\ns 9 amd No. 28, 2019, s 8\ns 16A ins No. 28, 2019, s 9\npt 4\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 28, 2019, s 10\npt 4\ndiv 2 hdg ins No. 28, 2019, s 11\nss 18 – 22 exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\nins No. 28, 2019, s 11\npt 5 hdg exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\npt 5\ndiv 1 hdg exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\nss 23 – 26 exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\npt 5\ndiv 2 hdg exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\ns 27 exp No. 46, 2011, s 27\napp rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\napp\npt 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 1 – 4 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 5 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 4\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 6 – 9 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 10 – 12 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 13 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 5\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 14 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 6\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 15 – 20 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 12\npt 2\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 21 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 22 – 24 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 25 – 26 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 27 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 7\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 28 – 38 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 39 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 8\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 40 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 41 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 9\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 2\ndiv 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 42 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 43 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 10\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 44 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 11\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 45 – 46 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 47 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 12\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 48 – 50 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 50A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 13\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 51 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 14\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 52 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 15\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 53 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 54 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 16\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 55 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 55A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 17\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 56 sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 17\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 56A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 17\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 57 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 58 – 61 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 62 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 18\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 63 – 69 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 13\npt 3\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 70 – 71 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 72 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 19\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 73 – 83 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 84 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 20\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 85 – 86 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 87 – 88 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 89 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 21\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 90 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 91 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 22\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 92 – 93 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 94 – 95 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 96 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 23\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 97 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 98 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 24\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 99 – 100 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 7 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 101 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 8 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 102 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 3\ndiv 9 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 103 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 103A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 25\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 104 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 4 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 1 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\nss 105 – 117 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 2 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\ns 118 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 3 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\nss 119 – 122 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 4 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\nss 123 – 130 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 5 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\ns 131 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\npt 4\ndiv 6 hdg rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\ns 132 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 26\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 14\npt 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 133 – 137 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 138 – 140 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 141 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 142 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 27\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 143 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 4\nsubdiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 144 – 145 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 4\nsubdiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 146 – 149 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 4\nsubdiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 150 – 151 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 152 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 28\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 153 – 157 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 158 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 29\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 159 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 5\ndiv 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 160 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 161 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 30\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 161A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 31\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 162 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 32\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 162A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 33\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 163 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 34\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 164 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 35\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 164A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 36\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 165 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 37\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 166 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 38\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 167 – 169 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 15\ns 170 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 39\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 171 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 172 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 40\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 173 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 41\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 174 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 42\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 174A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 43\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 175 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 7 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 7\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 176 – 177 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 178 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 44\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 179 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 7\ndiv 2 hdg sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 45\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 179A –\n179B ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 45\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 180 – 181 sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 45\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 7\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 182 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 46\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 183 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 184 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 47\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 185 sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 48\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 186 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 49\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 187 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 50\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 188 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 51\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 188A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 52\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 7\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 189 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 8 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 8\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 190 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 53\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 191 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 8\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 192 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 54\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 193 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 16\npt 8\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 194 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 55\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 195 – 196 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 197 – 199 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 200 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 56\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 200A ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 57\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 201 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 58\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 202 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 59\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 203 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 204 – 205 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 206 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 60\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 207 – 213 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 9\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 214 – 219 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 10 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 220 – 223 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 224 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 225 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 61\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 226 – 229 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2\nsubdiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 230 – 232 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2\nsubdiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 233 – 238 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2\nsubdiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 239 – 247 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2\nsubdiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 248 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 17\ns 249 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 62\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 250 – 256 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 11\ndiv 2\nsubdiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 257 – 259 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 12 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 260 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 261 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 63\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 262 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 263 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 264 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 265 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 266 – 267 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 268 rep SL No. 27, 2017, r 64\ns 269 sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 64\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 270 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 65\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 13\ndiv 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 271 – 272 sub SL No. 27, 2017, r 66\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 273 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 274 – 278 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 279 – 281 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 282 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 283 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 284 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 67\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 285 – 290 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 291 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 68\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 292 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 69\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 18\npt 14\ndiv 5 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 293 – 294 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 6 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 295 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 7 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 296 – 300 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 14\ndiv 8 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 301 amd SL No. 27, 2017, r 70\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 302 – 304 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 1 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\ns 305 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 2 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 306 – 318 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 3 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 319 – 321 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 4 hdg rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 322 – 324 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 5 hdg ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 71\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 325 – 331 ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 71\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\npt 15\ndiv 6 hdg ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 72\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nss 332 – 335 ins SL No. 27, 2017, r 72\nrep No. 28, 2019, s 12\nsch 1 – 2 rep No. 28, 2019, s 12","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally this Act included a full Appendix containing the entire text of the National Law (as seen in the extensive list of repealed sections in the endnotes). The 2019 Amendment Act removed this Appendix and switched to a 'pure adoption' model where the NT Act simply references the Victorian Act. This significantly reduced the physical size of the NT legislation while maintaining the same substantive scope - the law still covers the same childcare services, but now relies entirely on the Victorian legislation text rather than duplicating it locally."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on external legislation - the Act imports the Victorian National Law by reference rather than reproducing it, requiring readers to cross-reference two separate documents","Numerous localisation provisions (sections 8-13) mapping Victorian/State concepts to Territory equivalents (e.g., 'superior court' = Supreme Court, 'magistrate' = Local Court Judge)","Multiple transitional provisions dealing with the 2019 amendments that repealed the original Appendix (which contained a full copy of the National Law) and replaced it with pure adoption by reference","Complex disallowance mechanism (section 6) linking Territory parliamentary procedures to national regulations","Extensive lists of excluded legislation (section 7) carving out various Territory Acts from applying to the adopted National Law"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act adopts the national Education and Care Services Law (originally from Victoria) into Northern Territory law, with local wording changes and the Chief Executive Officer appointed as the territorial Regulatory Authority. It automatically transitions existing Territory approvals into the national scheme, preserves a right to just terms for property impacts, and lets the Territory make or disallow specific regulations.  \n\nIt affects NT childcare providers, staff, parents and the government regulator by bringing Territory services under the same core national standards."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's core scope remains the adoption of the Education and Care Services National Law into Territory law and localising its operation. Subsequent amendments and regulations (noted in the Endnotes and the Act's amendments list) adjust definitions, add delegation and transitional mechanics, and remove or replace parts of the original schedule, but they do not materially expand the Act beyond adopting and adapting the national regulatory scheme. Changes are implementation- and alignment-focused (definitions, delegation, transitional continuity, and handling of national regulations) rather than a substantive broadening of policy objectives."},"complexity_factors":["Act adopts an external document (Education and Care Services National Law set out in the Victorian schedule) and applies it \"as in force from time to time\" (continuous cross-jurisdictional updates to track)","Multiple local mapping provisions replacing national terms with Territory equivalents (sections 8–11 and 12–13) introducing lots of defined-term alignments","Interaction with national regulations and local disallowance procedures (section 6) — requires cross-reference to the Territory's Interpretation Act 1978 and the National Law's Part 14, Division 8","Explicit exclusions of a number of Territory Acts from applying to the National Law (section 7) with carve-outs and limited exceptions","Transitional and continuation provisions (Part 4, Division 2 and section 17) that recognise prior instruments and require reading across versions","Delegation power for the Regulatory Authority (section 16A) which can create layered decision-making and administrative complexity","Numerous consequential amendments and repeals recorded in the Endnotes — the Act's operative content depends on numerous later instruments (Regulations 2017, Amendment Acts 2019, 2021 etc.)","Relatively short standalone text but heavy reliance on the full National Law text (not reproduced here) means actual regulatory detail and complexity lives in the adopted instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does, in plain English**\n\n- Adopts the Education and Care Services National Law (the \"National Law\") so it operates in the Northern Territory as if it were part of this Act (section 4). In practice the National Law is the detailed legal regime that regulates early childhood education and care services (preschools, long day care, family day care, etc.).\n\n- Makes local adjustments so the National Law fits into Territory institutions and processes. Those adjustments: \n  - treat the National Law as a Territory law (section 4);\n  - map national terms to Territory equivalents (for example, \"State\" becomes \"Territory\", references to Parliament become references to the Legislative Assembly) (sections 10–11);\n  - identify which Territory statutes count as related laws (for example, the Education Act 2015 and Teacher Registration Act are \"education law\" for the National Law) and nominate the local Regulatory Authority (the Chief Executive Officer) and local courts/tribunals (sections 8–9).\n\n- Sets out how national regulations are handled locally: the Legislative Assembly can disallow national regulations (and the Territory's Interpretation Act applies to that disallowance process), the Minister must table national regulations, and the Territory can make local regulations to deal with the consequences of a disallowance (section 6; section 17 on regulations already made).\n\n- States that certain Territory laws do not apply to the National Law or instruments under it (or apply only to the Regulatory Authority and its staff). Those include, for example, specified parts of the Information Act, Audit Act, Financial Management Act, Procurement Act, Ombudsman Act and public sector employment law — subject to limited exceptions (section 7).\n\n- Provides transition rules so that approvals, licences and other instruments under the Territory's former child-care/education legislation are recognised and treated consistently under the National Law (sections 12–13; Division 2 of Part 4). It also preserves national regulations made before commencement as if they were made under the local adoption provision (section 17).\n\n- Confirms legal and administrative mechanics: compensation if the National Law results in an acquisition of property (on just terms) (section 14); how specified penalties in the National Law are to be interpreted (section 15); power for the Administrator to make regulations under this Act (section 16); and a power for the Regulatory Authority to delegate functions under regulations made under this Act (section 16A).\n\nWhy it matters and who it affects\n\n- Who it affects: operators of education and care services (preschools, child-care services), their staff and managers, parents and children who use those services, and the Territory's Regulatory Authority and its employees. Local agencies that interact with the Regulatory Authority (police, courts, other agencies) are also implicated through the mapping of local laws.\n\n- Practical effect: providers in the NT are regulated under the same National Law applied elsewhere, subject to the NT-specific adaptations in this Act. That centralises the substantive standards and compliance rules at the National Law level but keeps local enforcement and some local procedural settings (for example, who the Regulatory Authority is and which local court hears matters).\n\nAnalytical lens — claimed purpose then trade-offs\n\n- Claimed purpose (from the instrument): to provide a national, uniform legal regime for education and care services and to bring Territory arrangements into line with that regime (see section 4 and Part 4 transitional provisions). \n\n- Trade-offs, compliance and incentives (what the text shows):\n  - Private compliance costs shift to conform with the National Law's substantive requirements (licensing, staff qualifications, ratios, safety and reporting requirements appear in the National Law itself). That imposes ongoing administrative and operational costs on providers (sections 4 and the various references to \"national regulations\").\n  - The Territory centralises enforcement through a named Regulatory Authority (the CEO) (section 9(5)). That concentrates decision-making and discretion in a Territory executive office rather than in multiple local licensing schemes.\n  - The Legislative Assembly retains a backstop political control over national regulations by disallowance (section 6). This creates a mechanism for local political intervention in nationally-set regulations, which introduces a potential source of regulatory uncertainty for providers (see section 6(3)–(6)).\n  - Excluding some Territory laws from applying to the National Law (section 7) limits the usual administrative oversight and processes that apply to Territory statutory entities. That reduces some procedural checks (audit, procurement, Ombudsman access) on aspects of the regime unless the exclusion expressly preserves them for the Regulatory Authority.\n  - Delegation (section 16A) allows the Regulatory Authority to delegate powers under regulations to other persons, which speeds administration but transfers substantive decision power away from the named official — increasing the importance of internal administrative arrangements and accountability.\n\nWho pays, who decides, and behavioural effects\n\n- Who pays: primarily the service providers who must comply with the National Law and national regulations (licensing, staffing, premises, reporting). The Territory government bears administrative and enforcement costs (Regulatory Authority operations). If property is acquired by operation of the law, the Territory must pay compensation to meet the \"just terms\" requirement (section 14).\n\n- Who decides: substantive content and national regulations are set at the national level (the National Law and Ministerial Council regulations); the Territory decides local application rules (this Act's mapping and exclusions), the named Regulatory Authority (the CEO) enforces and makes decisions under the National Law in the Territory, and the Legislative Assembly can disallow national regulations (section 6).\n\n- Behaviour changes: providers adjust to a unified national standard (could mean changing staffing, record-keeping, physical facilities); the Regulatory Authority centralises enforcement activity; local agencies may see reduced direct oversight over functions excluded by section 7.\n\nImplementation and risks\n\n- Implementation risk: reliance on an external text (the National Law as set out in the Victorian schedule) and continuing updates of national regulations means the Territory's regime is sensitive to changes made elsewhere; political disallowance by the Legislative Assembly can create regulatory instability (section 6). The exclusions of Territory oversight statutes (section 7) concentrate powers and may create accountability gaps unless addressed by regulation or policy.\n\nKey sections to check when using this Act\n\n- Section 4 — adoption of the National Law into Territory law.\n- Section 6 — disallowance and how national regulations are tabled and can be disallowed locally.\n- Section 7 — which Territory laws do not apply to the National Law or to instruments under it.\n- Sections 8–13 — local definitions and mappings (who the Regulatory Authority is, which courts and laws apply).\n- Section 16A — delegation by the Regulatory Authority.\n- Sections 17, 19–21 — transitional and continuation rules that preserve prior approvals and earlier-made national regulations.\n\n(References in parentheses are to section numbers in the Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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