Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025

13—1 page i Western Australia Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Terms used 2
4. Act binds Crown 4 Part 2 — Education and Care Services National Law Division 1 — Application of National Law
5. Application of National Law as law of the State 5
6. Tabling amending Acts 5
7. Disallowance of amending Acts 6
8. Commencement of provisions of amending Acts 7
9. Amending Acts enacted after 30 April 2025 but before commencement day 7
10. Tabling of amending Act taken to be publication for Standing Orders 7 Division 2 — Application of National Regulations
11. Application of National Regulations as subsidiary legislation of the State 8
12. Tabling amending regulations 9
13. Disallowance of amending regulations 9
14. Commencement of provisions of amending regulations 10

Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025 Contents page ii 15. Tabling of amending regulations taken to be publication for Standing Orders 11 16. Amendment of National Regulations by amending Act provision 11 Division 3 — Jurisdiction-specific matters for National Law 17. Commencement of National Law as law of the State 11 18. Meaning of generic terms in Education and Care Services National Law (WA) for purposes of this jurisdiction 12 19. Children’s services law 13 20. Children’s services regulator 13 21. Education law 13 22. Former education and care services law 13 23. Infringements law 14 24. Public sector law 14 25. Regulatory Authority 14 26. Relevant tribunal or court 14 27. Working with children law 15 Division 4 — Relationship with other laws 28. Interaction between Education and Care Services National Law (WA) and this Act 15 29. Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction 15 30. Application of Public Sector Management Act 1994 to specific entities 16 Part 3 — Modification of National Law 31. Modification of National Law 18 32. Transitional modification regulations 18 33. Section 3 of National Law modified 19 34. Section 5 of National Law modified 19 35. Section 10 of National Law modified 21 36. Section 11 of National Law modified 21 37. Section 17 of National Law replaced 22 38. Section 22 of National Law modified 22 39. Section 25 of National Law modified 22

Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025 Contents page iii 40. Section 37 of National Law modified 23 41. Section 39 of National Law modified 23 42. Section 40 of National Law modified 24 43. Section 44 of National Law modified 24 44. Section 51 of National Law modified 24 45. Section 54 of National Law modified 24 46. Section 56 of National Law modified 25 47. Section 59 of National Law modified 25 48. Section 62 of National Law modified 25 49. Section 70 of National Law modified 25 50. Section 85 of National Law modified 26 51. Section 88 of National Law modified 26 52. Section 95 of National Law modified 26 53. Section 139 of National Law modified 26 54. Section 141 of National Law modified 27 55. Section 179A of National Law modified 27 56. Part 7 Division 3A inserted in National Law 27 57. Section 197 of National Law modified 30 58. Section 204 of National Law modified 30 59. Section 206 of National Law modified 31 60. Section 215 of National Law modified 31 61. Section 216 of National Law modified 31 62. Section 219 of National Law modified 31 63. Section 225 of National Law modified 32 64. Section 270 of National Law modified 32 65. Section 302 of National Law modified 33 66. Section 303 of National Law modified 33 67. Part 15 Divisions 1 to 6 of National Law deleted 33 68. Section 336 of National Law modified 33 69. Section 337 of National Law modified 33 70. Section 338 of National Law modified 34 71. Section 339 of National Law modified 34 72. Schedule 1 of National Law modified 34 Part 4 — Other matters 73. Local regulations 35 74. Review of Act 35