Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW) No 104a of 2010
Table of versions
| Effective date | Publication date | Amendments included | Notes |
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| 28 October 2025 | 28 October 2025 | 2025 No
68 |
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| 23 September 2025 | 23 September 2025 | 2025 No
56 |
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| 22 November 2023 | 22 November 2023 | ||
| 01 October 2023 | 01 October 2023 | 2022
No 43 (VIC) |
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| 01 July 2023 | 01 July 2023 | 2022
No 43 (VIC) |
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| 01 February 2018 | 01 February 2018 | 2017
No 9 (VIC) |
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| 01 October 2017 | 01 October 2017 | 2017 No 9
(VIC) |
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| 01 September 2017 | 01 September 2017 | 2017 No 20
(VIC) |
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| 01 May 2013 | 01 May 2013 | ||
| 01 January 2012 | 01 January 2012 | ||
| 01 January 2011 | 01 January 2011 |
Original legislation
Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW) No 104a (SI )
(applied and modified as a law of New South Wales by the Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Act 2010 No 104)
Date of commencement, except Parts 2–9, sec 229, Part 12, Divs 1–5 of Part 13, secs 271, 272, 279, 280, 282, 285–288, 289 (3) and (4) and 290–292, Divs 5–7 of Part 14, Divs 1 and 2 of Part 15, secs 322 and 323 and Sch 2), 1.1.2011, sec 2 and 2010 (695) LW 16.12.2010.
Date of commencement of Parts 2–9, sec 229, Part 12, Divs 1–5 of Part 13, secs 271, 272, 279, 280, 282, 285–288, 289 (3) and (4) and 290–292, Divs 5–7 of Part 14, Divs 1 and 2 of Part 15, secs 322 and 323 and Sch 2 (except secs 70 (d), 152, 153 (2)–(4), 154–160, 172 (d), 266–268 and 270 (1) (d) and (2)–(4)), 1.1.2012, sec 2 and 2011 (688) LW 23.12.2011.
Date of commencement of secs 70 (d), 152, 153 (2)–(4), 154–160, 172 (d), 266–268 and 270 (1) (d) and (2)–(4), 1.5.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (149) LW 19.4.2013.
Amending legislation
Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Act 2025 No 68
Assented to 28.10.2025.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[6], except to the extent it inserts Sch 1[1B] [1C], to the extent it inserts the definitions of Disciplinary agreement, Disciplinary notice, Disciplinary order, Disciplinary proceedings, Supervision notice and Suspension notice, [1D] [1H] and [1ZJ], [7] [8], except to the extent it inserts Sch 1[4O] [4Q] and [4X]–[4Z], and [9], except to the extent it inserts Sch 1[10] [11] [19] [35] [41] [43] and [44], to the extent it inserts sec 300E, assent, sec 2(b).
Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 No 56
Assented to 23.09.2025.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2(b).
Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Premises Approval in Principle) Act 2023 of Victoria
Assented to 21.11.2023.
Date of commencement of Part 2, the day after the date of assent, sec 2(1).
Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Act 2022 2023 of Victoria
Assented to 27.09.2022.
Date of commencement of secs 15–21, 34 and 38, 1.7.2023, sec 2(3) and Special Gazette No 253 of 23.5.2023, p 1.
Date of commencement of secs 22–33 and 35–37 and Part 7, 1.10.2023, sec 2(4).
Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017 of Victoria
Assented to 16.05.2017.
Date of commencement of item 7 of Sch 1, 1.9.2017, sec 2 (3).
Education and Care Services National Law Amendment Act 2017 of Victoria
Assented to 27.03.2017.
Date of commencement of secs 4–29 and 31–67, 1.10.2017, sec 2 and Special Gazette No 303 of 12.9.2017, p 1.
Date of commencement of secs 30, 31 and 68: 1.2.2018, sec 2 and Special Gazette No 303 of 12.9.2017, p 1.
Children’s Services Amendment Act 2011 of Victoria
Assented to 21.12.2011.
Date of commencement of secs 62–78, the day after the date of assent, sec 2 (1).
History notes
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No reference is made to amendments made by Acts of Parliament of Victoria.
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Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW)
More information on the passage of this Bill through Parliament, including links to the second reading speech and Legislation Review Committee report, is available via the Bills tab on the Parliament website.
| Introduced (LC): 12 November 2010 | Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable |
| 2nd Reading (LA): 12 November 2010 | |
| Assent: 29 November 2010 |  2010 No 104a
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