Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026

Senator WALSH (Victoria—Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth) (19:20): Your question is reasonable. It's somewhat outside of the scope of the bill. I'll tell you what I know and see if I can get more information.

The regulators are funded by the jurisdictions under the arrangements that we have. There are various fees that providers pay. There are different types of fees that providers pay, and my recollection, unless I get different information via the department, is that jurisdictions decide how to attribute those different regulatory fees.

It's my recollection that some jurisdictions attribute those fees directly to regulators. For others, it goes to general revenue. That is my recollection.