Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHILD CARE ACT 1972

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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 of the Criminal Code  
   12V.    Crown not liable to be prosecuted for offences  

   PART IV--RESEARCH--GRANTS

   13.     Grants for research etc.  

   PART IVA--GRANTS--IN RESPECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD CARE CENTRES

   13A.    Interpretation  
   13B.    Approval of projects related to the development of child care centres  
   13C.    Grants for projects related to the development of child care centres  

   PART V--ADVISORY--COMMITTEES

           Division 1--Establishment of committees

   14.     Child Care Standards Committee  
   15.     Convenor of Child Care Standards Committee  
   16.     Other committees  

           Division 2--General

   17.     Definition of committee  
   18.     Appointment of members of committees  
   19.     Remuneration and allowances of members of committees  

   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS

   20.     Conditions relating to grants  
   20A.    Agreements may be entered into with transferees of land etc.  
   20B.    Overpayments  
   21.     Delegations by the Minister  
   22.     Approvals and determinations to be in writing  
   22A.    Exercise of powers in Minister's discretion  
   23.     Manner of payment of grants  
   24.     Money to be appropriated  
   25.     Regulations