Education and Care Services National Law (Qld) Bill 2011
Thursday, 17 November 2011 12:41
16 November 2011
Education and Care Services National Law(Queensland) Bill 2011
Dr FLEGG (Moggill—LNP) (3.20 pm): The Education and Care Services National Law(Queensland) Bill 2011 introduces the national quality standard supported by the national law, which is the subject of the bill before the House, and subordinate legislation which sits under that national law, usually referred to as the national regulations. The first issue with this major and complex reform that I would raise relates to the national law and national regulations. I walked into a child-care centre the day that these were first released publicly and I saw this pile sitting on the desk of the director. I said, ‘Have you got a copy of that for me?’ She laughed quite loudly and said, ‘That is one copy, not multiple copies.’ This 12-volume set is, in fact, what child-care operators in Queensland are expected to read and implement by 1 January. Click here to read more.