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Child Care Act 1972

No. 121, 1972

Compilation No. 15

Compilation date:    10 March 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 4, 2016

Registered:    24 May 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Child Care Act 1972 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 10 March 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
4A Child care centres
4B Eligible child care centres
4C Guidelines for eligible child care centres
Part II—Capital grants
Division 1—Approved projects
5 Interpretation of Division 1
6 Approval of projects
7 Grants for approved projects
Division 2—Approved equipment
8 Interpretation of Division 2
9 Approval of equipment
10 Grants for approved equipment
Part III—Recurrent grants
Division 1—Grants for new eligible child care centres
12 Grants in relation to establishment of new eligible child care centres
Part IIIA—Confidentiality
12J Authorised access to and use of protected information
12K Offence—unauthorised access to protected information
12L Offence—unauthorised use of protected information
12M Protection extends to court, tribunal etc. proceedings
12N Secretary's certificate
12P Guidelines for exercise of Secretary's disclosure power
12Q Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information
12R Offence—untrue representations
12S Offences—offering to supply protected information
12T Freedom of Information Act not affected
12U Application