Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.177Compliance notices
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sec.177 Compliance notices
This section applies if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that an education and care service is not complying with any provision of this Law. The Regulatory Authority may give the approved provider a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the approved provider to take the steps specified in the notice to comply with that provision. Without limiting subsection (2) , the Regulatory Authority may give an approved provider of the education and care service a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the approved provider to take the steps specified in the notice if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider or a related provider of the approved provider; and the notice is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk. An approved provider must comply with a compliance notice under subsection (2) or (2A) within the period (being not less than 14 days) specified in the notice. Penalty: $20 400, in the case of an individual. $103 200, in any other case. s 177 amd 2022 No. 43 (Vic) s 80 ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) ss 41 , 83 (sec.177-ssec.1) This section applies if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that an education and care service is not complying with any provision of this Law. (sec.177-ssec.2) The Regulatory Authority may give the approved provider a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the approved provider to take the steps specified in the notice to comply with that provision. (sec.177-ssec.2A) Without limiting subsection (2) , the Regulatory Authority may give an approved provider of the education and care service a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the approved provider to take the steps specified in the notice if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider or a related provider of the approved provider; and the notice is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk. (sec.177-ssec.3) An approved provider must comply with a compliance notice under subsection (2) or (2A) within the period (being not less than 14 days) specified in the notice. Penalty: $20 400, in the case of an individual. $103 200, in any other case.
- (a) there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider or a related provider of the approved provider; and
- (b) the notice is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk.