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NSW Public Hearing with sector on proposed Bill to make over 30 changes to the National Law

September 30th, 2025 Latest News

On Friday, 26 September 2025, the NSW Parliamentary Committee invited ACA NSW and others as it considers the NSW Bill proposed by the NSW Government to make 30+ changes to the National Law for NSW.


Based on ACA NSW's submission, ACA NSW's view is that the proposed Bill is only the first step in many improvements needed to rebuild not just the confidence of parents and families, but also early childhood education services, educators, and teachers.


Despite years and years of ventilating issues with regulators and governments, the NSW Bill itself is proof that NSW can and should lead if other jurisdictions are not (yet) prepared to agree, emulate or follow.

Opening Statement by ACA NSW's Chiang Lim -- SOURCE: Parliament of New South Wales

Public Hearing (9.45 am to 10.30 pm) with ACA NSW, ECA and ELACCA -- SOURCE: Parliament of New South Wales


Ultimately, the sector sincerely wants to achieve the full range of children's outcomes as promised by early childhood education and care, not just from birth to preschool but also beyond. This will ensure the sector and the profession to being early childhood education and care, and not simply childcare.


Moreover, when the NSW Government and the NSW Department of Education themselves steward with the sector with the same paramount consideration, then hopefully there will be both effective compliance as well as true support to ensure those aspired children's outcomes are realised.


The videos of all the sector stakeholders' public hearings are as follows:


  • on Friday, 26 September 2025

    • Big Fat Smile (Kim Bertino, CEO), Goodstart (Lisa Gibson, GM), KU (Chris Legg, CEO), SDN (Kay Turner, CEO) - YouTube link

    • ACA NSW (Chiang Lim, CEO), ECA (Sam Page, CEO), ELACCA (Elizabeth Death, CEO) - YouTube link

    • University of Newcastle (Prof Newman) - YouTube link

    • IEU (Carol Matthews & Lisa James) - YouTube link

    • NSW Department of Education (Murat Dizdar, Secretary; Mel McCabe, COO; Kristian Holz, a/Executive Director), NSW Children's Advocate & Young People (Zoe Robinson), Independent Reviewer of the NSW Regulatory Authority (Chris Wheeler) - YouTube link

  • ​on Tuesday, 23 September 2025

For any further information, please contact the ACA NSW team via 1300 556 330 or nsw@childcarealliance.org.au.


PUBLISHED: 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

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