National Regulations

The National Quality Framework and associated regulatory system is enacted through the legislation establishing the national system. The Education and Care Services National Regulations support the legislation and provide detail on a range of operational requirements for an education and care service including:

• application processes for provider approval, service approval and supervisor certificates
• setting out the rating scale
• the process for the rating and assessment of services against the National Quality Standard
• minimum requirements relating to the operation of education and care services organised around each of the seven Quality Areas
• arrangements to move existing services into the new system.

The National Regulations also set out the range of transaction fees applicable to an education and care service.

The National Quality Standard is located at schedule 1 of the National Regulations.

On 9 December 2011 the former Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) made the Education and Care Services National Regulations under sections 301 and 324 of the Education and Care Services National Law as applied by the law of the states and territories. The Regulations arepublished on the NSW Legislation website.

The final Regulations include some amendments to the previously published draft. The changes are available as a news update. The draft Education and Care Services National Regulations can still be accessed on the Research and Publications section of the ACECQA website.

The Education and Care Services National Regulations are available to download from this page. If you require hard copies they may be purchased from Salmat. Please email Lynne Watt lynne.watt@salmat.com.au or call 02 9311 9899 for details.

We are investigating ways that you can purchase this publication directly from ACECQA. Once this has been agreed the information will be available on our website.