1Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

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Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

Western Australia

Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title 2

2. Commencement 2

Notes

Compilation table 4

Uncommenced provisions table 4

Defined terms

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Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026

An Act —

• to apply the Education and Care Services National Law (with modifications) as a law of the State; and
• to repeal the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 and the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012; and
• to make savings and transitional arrangements; and
• to make consequential amendments to various other Acts; and
• for related purposes.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title

This is the Education and Care Services National Law Application Act 2026.

2. Commencement

(1) This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a) Part 1 (but only sections 1 and 2) — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b) Part 6 Division 1 comes into operation —

(i) if the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Schedule 1 comes into operation on or before the day on which section 30 of this Act comes into operation — immediately after section 30 of this Act comes into operation; or

(ii) otherwise — on the day on which the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Schedule 1 comes into operation;

(c) Part 6 Division 2 — if the Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025 (Vic) has effect for the purposes of Part 2 under section 7(2), on the last day on which a provision of that Act comes into operation under section 8;

(d) the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation (proclamation day).

(2) If the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 section 231 comes into operation before proclamation day, Part 6 Division 4 of this Act —

(a) does not come into operation; and

(b) is deleted on proclamation day.