Child Safe Organisations Regulation 2025

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Child Safe Organisations Regulation 2025.

2Commencement

(1)Part 2 and schedule 1 commence on 1 October 2025.

(2)Part 3, divisions 1 and 2 commence on 1 January 2026.

(3)Part 3, division 3 commences on 1 April 2026.

3Prescribed sector regulators—Act, s 6

(1)Schedule 1 prescribes, for section 6(a)(ii) of the Act, sector regulators for child safe entities.

(2)However, an entity is prescribed as a sector regulator for a child safe entity under subsection (1) only to the extent that the entity is responsible for regulating the child safe entity.

section 3

1 Accommodation and residential services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 1 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Housing Act 2003 is administered;

(c)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered;

(d)the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017, section 97;

(e)the registrar under the Housing Act 2003.

sch 1 s 1 (prev sch 1 s 1AA) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(1)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

2Religious bodies

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 2 of the Act, the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered is prescribed as a sector regulator.

sch 1 s 2 (prev sch 1 s 1A) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(1)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

3Early childhood education and care services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 3 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Education and Care Services Act 2013 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered;

(c)the regulatory authority declared under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011, section 14.

sch 1 s 3 (prev sch 1 s 2 (orig sch 1 s 1AB)) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(1)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

4Child protection services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 4 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered.

sch 1 s 4 (prev sch 1 s 3 (orig sch 1 s 1)) renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

5Services for children with disability

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 5 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Disability Services Act 2006 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered.

sch 1 s 5 (prev sch 1 s 4 (orig sch 1 s 2)) renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

6Education services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 6 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered;

(c)the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017, section 97;

(d)the Queensland College of Teachers established under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, section 229.

sch 1 s 6 (prev sch 1 s 5 (orig sch 1 s 2A)) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(2)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

7Health services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 7 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 is administered;

(c)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered;

(d)the health ombudsman under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013.

sch 1 s 7 (prev sch 1 s 6 (orig sch 1 s 2B)) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(2)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

8Justice or detention services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 8 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered.

sch 1 s 8 (prev sch 1 s 7 (orig sch 1 s 3)) renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

9Services or activities provided primarily for children

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 9 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered.

sch 1 s 9 (prev sch 1 s 7A) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(2)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

10Commercial services for children

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 10 of the Act, the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered is prescribed as a sector regulator.

sch 1 s 10 (prev sch 1 s 7B) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(2)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

11Transport or transport-related services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 11 of the Act, the department in which the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 is administered is prescribed as a sector regulator.

sch 1 s 11 (prev sch 1 s 7C) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(2)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

12Community services

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 12 of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a sector regulator—

(a)the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered;

(b)the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered.

sch 1 s 12 (prev sch 1 s 8 (orig sch 1 s 3B)) ins 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)

13Government entities

For a child safe entity mentioned in schedule 1, section 13 of the Act, the department in which the Working with Children Check Act 2000 is administered is prescribed as a sector regulator.

sch 1 s 13 (prev sch 1 s 9 (orig sch 1 s 4)) renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 5(4)

amd 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(3)

renum 2025 SL No. 126 s 6(4)