Education and Care Services Act 2013
sec.220Definitions for sdiv 2
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sec.220 Definitions for sdiv 2
In this subdivision— approved kindergarten program means a program provided by a QEC approved service for which the service receives kindergarten program funding from the department or a central governing body. authorised officer , of a central governing body, means an employee or officer of the central governing body who is authorised in writing by the chief executive to receive, use and disclose URL data for the purposes of this subdivision. central governing body means an entity, prescribed under a regulation, that receives funding from the department for an approved kindergarten program provided by one or more relevant services to which the entity provides all or part of the funding. disability includes a condition attributable to— a physical, intellectual, hearing, vision or speech–language impairment, or a developmental delay; or an autistic spectrum disorder; or a combination of impairments mentioned in paragraph (a) , a developmental delay or an autistic spectrum disorder. health practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession. relevant service means a QEC approved service that provides an approved kindergarten program. URL data means— the following information about a child who is enrolled at a relevant service in an approved kindergarten program— the child’s name, date of birth and gender; the address of the child’s primary residence; whether the child identifies, or has a parent who identifies, as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; if the primary language of the child, or, if the child has not learned to speak, the child’s family, is not English—the primary language of the child or the child’s family; whether the child, or a parent of the child, holds a health care card under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) ; whether the child— has been diagnosed by a health practitioner as having, or is suspected by a health practitioner of having, a disability or long-term medical condition; and needs additional assistance because of the disability or medical condition; the number of hours for which the child attended an approved kindergarten program during a particular period; other information about a child prescribed under a regulation; or the following information about a staff member of a relevant service who delivers an approved kindergarten program— the staff member’s name; for a qualification in early childhood studies or child care studies held by the staff member— the name of the qualification; and the date on which the qualification was issued; and the institution that issued the qualification; whether the staff member holds full registration or provisional registration under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 and, if so, the staff member’s identification number under that Act; whether the staff member identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; if the primary language of the staff member is not English—the primary language of the staff member; other information about a staff member prescribed under a regulation.