State Penalties Enforcement (Education and Care Services) Amendment Regulation 2026


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1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the State Penalties Enforcement (Education and Care Services) Amendment Regulation 2026.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 November 2026.

3Regulation amended

This regulation amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.

4Amendment of s 4 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

Section 4—
insert—
(5)Further, for an offence against a provision of the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) or a national regulation under that Law, the fine payable for the offence is 10% of the maximum penalty for the offence that could be imposed on the alleged offender in relation to that offence.

5Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

Schedule 1—
insert—

Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)

Column 1

Infringement notice offence

Column 2

For amount of infringement notice fine see section 4(5)

s 36(3)

s 68(1)

s 69(1)

 

s 84(3)

 

s 161

 

s 161A

 

s 162(1)

 

s 163(1)

 

s 170(2)

 

s 170(3)

 

s 170(4)

 

s 172(1)

 

s 172(2)

 

s 173(1)

 

s 173(2)

 

s 174(1)

 

s 174(2)

 

s 175(1)

 

s 175(3)

 

s 176(3)

 

s 177(3)

 

s 178(7)

 

s 179(3)

 

s 217

 

s 269(1)

 

s 269(2)

 

s 269(3)

 

s 269(4)

 

Administering authority for an infringement notice offence that is an offence against a provision of the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland), or an infringement notice about the offence—the Regulatory Authority under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)

Authorised person for service of infringement notices—an authorised officer under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland), section 195

Education and Care Services National Regulations

Column 1

Infringement notice offence

Column 2

For amount of infringement notice fine see section 4(5)

s 55(2)

s 72A

s 77(1)

 

s 77(2)

 

s 77(3)

 

s 80(1)

 

s 82(1)

 

s 82(2)

 

s 83(1)

 

s 83(2)

 

s 83(3)

 

s 84(1)

 

s 84D(1)

 

s 84D(2)

 

s 84D(3)

 

s 86

 

s 88(1)

 

s 88(2)

 

s 88(3)

 

s 89(1)

 

s 89(2)

 

s 93(1)

 

s 93(3)

 

s 93(4)

 

s 97(4)

 

s 98

 

s 102(1)

 

s 102(2)

 

s 102(3)

 

s 102AAC(1)

 

s 102B(1)

 

s 102B(2)

 

s 102B(3)

 

s 102D(1)

 

s 102D(2)

 

s 102D(3)

 

s 102E(2)

 

s 102E(3)

 

s 102F(2)

 

s 102F(3)

 

s 104(1)

 

s 112(3)

 

s 116(1)

 

s 116(1B)

 

s 116AA(2)

 

s 116A(1)

 

s 116C

 

s 119

 

s 136(1)

 

s 164(1)

 

s 164(2)

 

s 168(1)

 

s 169(1)

 

s 171(2)

 

s 177(2)

 

s 177(3)

 

s 178(2)

 

s 178(3)

 

s 183(1)

 

s 185

 

Administering authority for an infringement notice offence that is an offence against a provision of the Education and Care Services National Regulations, or an infringement notice about the offence—the Regulatory Authority under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)

Authorised person for service of infringement notices—an authorised officer under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland), section 195