Indexation of fees

The Education and Care Services National Regulations set the fees for children's education and care services under the National Quality Framework which are indexed annually. Fees fall into two categories:

the annual service fee, which applies to all approved services
transaction fees, which are individual fees that apply to specific transactions.

Annual service fee

To keep arrangements as simple as possible, the annual fee takes into account the cost of many functions and activities performed by the regulatory authority, including:

the national quality rating and assessment process
monitoring and compliance activities
internal review of decisions
many basic transactions, such as applications to vary or amend service and provider approvals.

The annual service fee is payable by 1 July each year.

Transaction fees

Transaction fees apply to specific applications and are payable when the application is made.

For example, transaction fees apply to applications for provider approval, service approval, applications for temporary waivers and service waivers, and transfers of service approvals.

Indexed fees for 2018-19 financial year

Transaction and Section of the Law	Centre-based service (Number of approved places or places to be offered)			Family day care (Number of educators engaged by or registered with service)
PRESCRIBED FEES
Based on schedule 2 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations
PART 1—FEES RELATING TO PROVIDER APPROVALS, SERVICE APPROVALS AND RATINGS
	small (24 or less)	medium (25 to 80)	large (81 or more)	small (5 or less)	medium (6 to 20)	large (21 or more)
Application for provider approval (s11(d))	$223
Application for amendment of provider approval (s22(2)(c))	Nil
Application to voluntarily suspend provider approval (s37(2)(c))	Nil
Application to approve executor as approved provider (s39(6)(c))	Nil
Application to approve legal personal representative or guardian as approved provider (s40(3)(c))	Nil
Application for service approval (s44(1)(e))	$446	$670	$894	$670
Annual service fee (s53)	$203	$306	$406	$203	$306	$406
Application for amendment of service approval (s54(2)(c))	Nil
Notification of intended transfer of service approval (s59(2)(c))	$110
Application to voluntarily suspend service approval (s85(2)(c))	Nil
Application for service waiver (s88(c))	$110
Application for temporary waiver (s95(c))	$110
Application to extend temporary waiver (s98(4))	$110
Application for reassessment and re-rating (s139(2)(c))	$446	$670	$894	$446	$670	$894
Application for review by Regulatory Authority of rating level (s141(4)(d))	Nil
Application for review by the Ratings Review Panel of rating level (s145(2)(c))	$446	$670	$894	$446	$670	$894
Application for highest rating (Excellent) (s152(3)(c))	Nil
Reapplication for highest rating (s159(3)(c))	Nil
PART TWO—OTHER FEES
Transaction and Section of the Law				Fee
Request for a copy of or extract from the register of Approved Providers or Approved Education and Care Services (s266(4) and s267(4))				$5 per page or $71 for an electronic copy
Application for an assessment of a course to be included as an approved qualification (Regulation 138)				$2,241
Application for determination of equivalent qualification (Regulation 139)				$110
Recent legislative changes removed supervisor certificate requirements from the National Law. These changes have not yet commenced in Western Australia. As a result, the following fees will continue to apply in Western Australia until 1 October 2018:
Application for supervisor certificate (s107(c))				$30
Application for amendment of supervisor certificate (s119(2)(c))				Nil
Application to voluntarily suspend supervisor certificate (s129(2)(c))				Nil
Request for a copy of or extract from the register of Certified Supervisors (s268(4))				$5 per page or $71 for an electronic copy