Deloitte Access Economics has been engaged on behalf of the Australian Government together with Australian state and territory governments to undertake a Regulatory Impact Analysis process (RIA) for proposed policy options aimed at improved child safety arrangements in education and care services across the country. The proposed policy options for RIA address recommendations from the Review of Child Safety Arrangements under the National Quality Framework.
A key part of this RIA is public consultation to seek feedback on the proposed policy options, including proposed changes to the Education and Care Services National Law (National Law) and Education and Care Services National Regulations (National Regulations).
Public consultation on regulatory and non-regulatory policy options to improve child safety in the education and care sector is open until 11 June 2025. All stakeholders—including approved providers and service leaders, educators, staff, volunteers, families, parents and carers (and their children) — are invited to provide feedback on the policy options.
The purpose of this public consultation is to inform the regulatory impact analysis. We respectfully request that submissions and contributions are limited to information relevant to the policy options and consultation questions. While we recognise that the issues under consideration may evoke personal experiences, this forum is not intended for the sharing of individual stories. Rather, we are seeking your input to assist in understanding whether the proposed reforms will address the issues identified by the Child Safety Review as well as the scale of potential costs and benefits of doing so. Please note that we are not equipped with the authority or appropriate channels to receive or respond to contributions that speak to individual events. Deloitte’s role in this engagement is to undertake the analysis and facilitate consultation on the above.
Have your say
There are lots of ways to provide feedback on the policy options. The public consultation process will close on 11 June 2025.