3Definitions

3 Definitions (1) For the purposes of this Act, the ***local application provisions of this Act*** are the provisions of this Act other than the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the Schedule. (2) In the local application provisions of this Act— S. 3(2) def. of *Child Safe Standards condition* inserted by No. 43/2022 s. 3. ***Child Safe Standards condition***, in relation to a service approval granted in this jurisdiction, means the condition to which the service approval is subject pursuant to section 16C(1); S. 3(2) def. of *Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria)* amended by No. 49/2025 s. 55(b). ***Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria)*** means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4; S. 3(2) def. of *Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority* inserted by No. 49/2025 s. 55(a). ***Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority*** means the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority established by section 5 of the **Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority Act 2025**. (3) Terms used in the local application provisions of this Act and also in the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the Schedule have the same meanings in those provisions as they have in that Law.