Minister: Minister for Education and the Arts
Agency: Department of Education


Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
30 October 2006
07 December 2006 2006 Act No. 55
01 January 2007 2006 Act No. 39
31 October 2007

prov exp 30 October 2007

02 November 2007 2006 Act No. 55
09 November 2007 2007 Act No. 53
01 January 2008 2006 Act No. 39
01 July 2008 2008 Act No. 25
01 August 2008 2008 Act No. 25
01 July 2009 2008 Act No. 732009 Act No. 92009 Act No. 13
15 October 2009 2009 Act No. 39
01 December 2009 2009 Act No. 24
29 January 2010 2009 Act No. 40
01 April 2010 2010 Act No. 5
01 July 2010 2010 Act No. 14
01 November 2010 2010 Act No. 37
05 November 2010 2010 Act No. 50

R2J withdrawn, see R3

05 November 2010
09 December 2011 2011 Act No. 39
01 January 2012 2011 Act No. 38
29 June 2012 2012 Act No. 11
09 July 2012 2011 Act No. 39
22 November 2012 2012 Act No. 35

This is a later version and has a reprint note on the front cover page

29 January 2013 2012 Act No. 39
01 July 2013 2013 Act No. 27
29 August 2013 2013 Act No. 37
22 November 2013 2013 Act No. 49
01 January 2014 2013 Act No. 44
06 January 2014 2013 Act No. 59

see 6 January 2014—revised version uploaded 20 February 2014 at 12:15pm AEST

01 July 2014 2014 Act No. 32014 Act No. 252014 Act No. 28

RA ss 21A, 27, 43

07 November 2014 2014 Act No. 62

RA s 44

01 January 2015 2013 Act No. 372014 Act No. 62

RA s 27

27 January 2015 10 October 2016 2014 Act No. 62
08 September 2016 24 October 2016 2016 Act No. 46
01 January 2017 09 January 2017 2016 Act No. 46
01 January 2018 19 December 2017 2017 Act No. 24
01 May 2018 11 November 2024 2018 Act No. 1
31 August 2020 11 November 2024 2019 Act No. 18
29 August 2022 30 August 2022 2022 Act No. 17
01 March 2023 21 December 2023 2022 Act No. 34
01 February 2024 01 February 2024 2023 Act No. 23
28 May 2024 27 May 2024 2024 Act No. 3
05 December 2024 03 December 2024 2023 Act No. 33

Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39

date of assent 11 August 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 512 (2) sch 2 commenced 1 January 2007 (see s 2 (1))

s 512 (3) sch 3 commenced 1 January 2008 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2006 (2006 SL No. 247)

Note—The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 and the Education Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 modified this legislation from 31 March 2020 until 30 April 2022. These modifications did not amend the text of this law. Accordingly, while point-in-time versions of this legislation in force between 31 March 2020 until 30 April 2022 do not contain textual amendments, the versions are affected by and must be read with the modifications that were in force at the relevant time.

Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39 ss 1–2(2), 512(2)–(3) schs 2–3

date of assent 11 August 2006

s 512 (2) sch 2 commenced 1 January 2007 (see s 2 (1))

s 512 (3) sch 3 commenced 1 January 2008 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Education Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 55 pts 1–2

date of assent 07 December 2006

ss 1–2, 20 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (a))

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2007 (2007 SL No. 265)

Vocational Education, Training and Employment and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 53 ss 1, 30 sch

date of assent 09 November 2007

s 30 sch amdt 3 commenced 9 November 2007 (amdt could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008 No. 25 ss 1–2, 154–156, 164 sch 1

date of assent 09 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 154–156 commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 182)

remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2008 (2008 SL No. 242)

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 No. 73 ss 1–2, 554 sch 1

date of assent 11 December 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 40)

Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)

Right to Information Act 2009 No. 13 ss 1–2, 213 sch 5

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 132)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 4 pt 2

date of assent 26 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)

Education Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 39 s 1, pt 3

date of assent 15 October 2009

commenced on date of assent

Education and Training Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 40 pts 1, 3

date of assent 15 October 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 29 January 2010 (2010 SL No. 2)

Criminal History Screening Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 5 pt 1, s 248 sch 3

date of assent 04 March 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2010 (2010 SL No. 53)

Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2010 No. 14 pt 1, s 124 sch

date of assent 21 April 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2)

Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2010 No. 37 ss 1–2, 177 sch

date of assent 20 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2010 (2010 SL No. 303)

Education and Training Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 50 pts 1, 3

date of assent 05 November 2010

commenced on date of assent

Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011 No. 38 ss 1–2, pt 5 div 7

date of assent 24 November 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 277)

Education and Training Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 39 pts 1, 3 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 24 November 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 5–6 commenced 9 December 2011 (2011 SL No. 276 item 1)

ss 9, 11 (to the extent it ins s 366A) commenced 29 January 2013 (2012 SL No. 229) (proposed commencement 25 November 2013 (2012 SL No. 170))

remaining provisions commenced 9 July 2012 (2012 SL No. 70)

Amending legislation

Education Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 35 s 1, pt 2 (amends 2011 No. 39 above)

date of assent 22 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

Vocational Education and Training (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2012 No. 11 pt 1, s 43 sch pt 2

date of assent 27 June 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 29 June 2012 (see s 2)

Education Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 35 pts 1, 3

date of assent 22 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

TAFE Queensland Act 2013 No. 27 ss 1–2, 70 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 03 June 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 (2013 SL No. 108)

Education Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 37 pts 1, 4, s 19 sch 1

date of assent 29 August 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 13, 16 commenced 1 January 2015 (see s 2 (b))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Education and Care Services Act 2013 No. 44 ss 1–2, 269 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 23 September 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2014 (2013 SL No. 264)

Vocational Education, Training and Employment (Skills Queensland) and Another Act Amendment Act 2013 No. 49 ss 1–2, 28 sch 1

date of assent 29 October 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 22 November 2013 (2013 SL No. 227)

Education (Strengthening Discipline in State Schools) Amendment Act 2013 No. 59

date of assent 07 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 6 January 2014 (2013 SL No. 262)

Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 No. 3 ss 1–2, 114 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 19 February 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 125)

Further Education and Training Act 2014 No. 25 ss 1–2, 223 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 21 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 102)

Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014 No. 28 ss 1, 2(2), 105 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2 (2))

Education and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 62 ss 1–2(1), pt 5

date of assent 07 November 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 63, 72–110, 111(2)–125, 127 (other than to the extent it ins new ch 20 pt 8 divs 4 and 6), 128(1) (to the extent it om defs original direction and review body), (2) (to the extent it ins defs relevant decision-maker and review body) commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 299)

ss 64–71, 126, 127 (to the extent it ins new ch 20 pt 8 divs 4 and 6), 128(1) (other than to the extent it om defs original direction and review body), (2) (other than to the extent it ins defs relevant decision-maker and review body) commenced 27 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 299)

s 111 (1) commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 299) (amdt could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Education and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 46

date of assent 08 September 2016

ss 12, pt 2 hdg, 3, 5, pt 3 hdg, 7–10, pt 4 hdg, 14–23, 24(2), 26–27, 33–44, 47, 50, 51(2) and (5), 56, 57(3) and (5), 58, 70, 93, 117–119, 121, 123–124, 128–130, 132, 133(5), 136, 137 (to the extent it ins new ch 12, pt 15 hdg and new s 357–359, 138(1) (to the extent it oms defs interstate information and registration card), 138(2) (to the extent it ins new defs evidentiary material and interstate information) , (3)–(4), pt 5 comm on date of assent

ss 4, 6, 11–13, 24(1) and (3), 25, 29–31, 32(1), 51(1), 116, 125 and 131, 137 (to the extent it ins ss 364365), 138(1) (to the extent it om def returning to teaching condition) comm 1 January 2017 (2016 SL No. 201)

Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 No. 24

date of assent 25 August 2017

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, pt 2–3, chs 2–7, sch 1 comm 1 January 2018 (2017 SL No. 196)

Education (Overseas Students) Act 2018 No. 1

date of assent 16 March 2018

ch 8 pts 2–3, 5, sch 2 comm 1 May 2018 (2018 SL No. 44)

Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 18

date of assent 24 May 2019

pt 2 (other than ss 3, 6, 13, 14, 26A–26B, 37A–37B, 39A–39B, 46A–46B, 58, 60, 65, 66 (to the extent it ins new ch 11 pt 19 hdg, divs 1–3), 67, 69A–70A, 71 (3), (5), (7)–(8)), pt 3 div 2 (other than div 2 hdg, ss 74, 75 (3)–(4), 76 (2)–(3), 77 (2)–(3), 85 (3)–(4)), schs 1, 2 (other than amendments 10, 21 of the Education and Care Services Act 2013, amendment 8 of the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011) comm 31 August 2020 (2020 SL No. 130) (proposed commencement 25 May 2021 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2020 SL No. 64))

Trading (Allowable Hours) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 17

date of assent 29 August 2022

pt 2 comm on date of assent

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 s 3 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Public Records Act 2023 No. 33

date of assent 04 December 2023

s 107 sch 5 comm 5 December 2024 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 3

date of assent 19 February 2024

s 73 sch 1 comm 28 May 2024 (2024 SL No. 51)

Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 50

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 140, sch 1 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2 (1) (b)–(c))

Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 No. 49

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 130 sch 4 pt 1 comm 1 April 2026 (see s 2 (3) (c))

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Education (General Provisions) Act 2006