Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.429AProhibition on use of particular terms
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sec.429A Prohibition on use of particular terms
This section concerns the use of the following terms (the prohibited terms ) by an approved provider— ‘preparatory year’; ‘prep year’; ‘prep’; ‘P.R.E.P.’; any other name, initial, word or description that, having regard to the circumstances in which it is used, may suggest the approved provider is offering education in the preparatory year. An approved provider must not use a prohibited term in describing education and care or regulated education and care provided under a service approval held by the approved provider. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—50 penalty units; or for a second or subsequent offence—100 penalty units. An approved provider must not use a prohibited term in describing regulated education and care provided under a service approval held by the approved provider. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—50 penalty units; or for a second or subsequent offence—100 penalty units. In this section— approved provider means— for education and care provided under the Education and Care Service National Law (Queensland) —see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) ; or for regulated education and care provided under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 —see the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , schedule 1 . service approval means— for education and care provided under the Education and Care Service National Law (Queensland) —see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) ; or for regulated education and care provided under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 —see the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , schedule 1 . s 429A ins 2006 No. 39 s 512 (2) sch 2 amd 2009 No. 40 s 16 sub 2011 No. 38 s 69 amd 2013 No. 44 s 269 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.429A-ssec.1) This section concerns the use of the following terms (the prohibited terms ) by an approved provider— ‘preparatory year’; ‘prep year’; ‘prep’; ‘P.R.E.P.’; any other name, initial, word or description that, having regard to the circumstances in which it is used, may suggest the approved provider is offering education in the preparatory year. (sec.429A-ssec.2) An approved provider must not use a prohibited term in describing education and care or regulated education and care provided under a service approval held by the approved provider. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—50 penalty units; or for a second or subsequent offence—100 penalty units. (sec.429A-ssec.3) An approved provider must not use a prohibited term in describing regulated education and care provided under a service approval held by the approved provider. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—50 penalty units; or for a second or subsequent offence—100 penalty units. (sec.429A-ssec.4) In this section— approved provider means— for education and care provided under the Education and Care Service National Law (Queensland) —see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) ; or for regulated education and care provided under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 —see the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , schedule 1 . service approval means— for education and care provided under the Education and Care Service National Law (Queensland) —see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) ; or for regulated education and care provided under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 —see the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , schedule 1 .