Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Ms HUTCHINS (Sydenham—Minister for Education, Minister for Women) (12:24): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010, the Children’s Services Act 1996, the Child Wellbeing and Safety (Child Safe Standards Compliance and Enforcement) Amendment Act 2021, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Mr HODGETT (Croydon) (12:25): I request a brief explanation of the bill from the minister, please.

Ms HUTCHINS (Sydenham—Minister for Education, Minister for Women) (12:25): Speaker, congratulations on your new role.

The bill will amend the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria). It will be amended to incorporate the national law that arose from the 2019 national quality framework review. The Children’s Services Act 1996 will be amended to maintain an alignment with the national laws and also the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, to incorporate further regulation-making powers to prescribe prescriptions for maternal and child health nurses and to incorporate documents into the maternal and child health nurses service guidelines of 2019.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.