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Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Tue 28 Oct 2025 - Act No 68 of 2025 (GG No. 460, 07/11/2025, n2025-460-1)
Bill Remarks: LC: Bill referred to Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education for inquiry and report, 16 September 2025.
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Whan, Steve (Jackson, Rose)
Act number: 68/2025
Long Title: An Act to amend the Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Act 2010 to modify the application of the Education and Care Services National Law as it applies in New South Wales to improve the quality of care provided to children in this State in the early childhood education and care sector; to make consequential amendments to the Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Act 2011; and for related purposes.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Whan, Steve
Notice of Motion: Wed 10 Sep 2025
Introduced: Wed 10 Sep 2025
First Reading: Wed 10 Sep 2025
2R Speech: Wed 10 Sep 2025
Second Reading: Tue 14 Oct 2025
Considered in Detail: Tue 14 Oct 2025
Third Reading: Tue 14 Oct 2025
Date Passed with an amdt: Tue 14 Oct 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Jackson, Rose
Introduced: Wed 15 Oct 2025
First Reading: Wed 15 Oct 2025
2R Speech: Thu 16 Oct 2025
Second Reading: Thu 16 Oct 2025
Date Committed: Thu 16 Oct 2025
Reported with amendments: Tue 21 Oct 2025
Report Adopted: Tue 21 Oct 2025
Third Reading: Tue 21 Oct 2025
Date Passed with amdts: Tue 21 Oct 2025
Returned to LA: Tue 21 Oct 2025
LA agrees with LC amendments: Wed 22 Oct 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Wed 22 Oct 2025
  • Assented: Tue 28 Oct 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
Second Print.pdf Second Print.pdf
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf XN - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
GRNS - c2025-223A.pdf GRNS - c2025-223A.pdf
Legislative Council
GRNS c2025-235A.pdf GRNS c2025-235A.pdf
GRNS c2025-216E.pdf GRNS c2025-216E.pdf
OPP c2025-213B.pdf OPP c2025-213B.pdf
GOVT c2025-217I.pdf GOVT c2025-217I.pdf

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
Agreed amendment - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill.pdf Agreed amendment - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill.pdf
Legislative Council
Schedule - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf Schedule - Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Amendment Bill 2025.pdf

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 35 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.