A Fresh Start for Queensland: Red tape reductions to be sealed in law
- The Crisafulli Government introduces new laws to reduce red tape for principals, teachers, school staff and parents.
- The Education (General Provisions) Amendment Bill 2025 aims to reduce administrative burden by simplifying enrolment processes and streamlining access to approved digital learning services.
- Access and participation in eKindy will be improved by an expansion to the eligibility criteria.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start for Queensland and has today introduced new laws to Parliament to ease the administrative burden placed on educators.
Reducing red tape by 25 percent over four years is a key election commitment of the Crisafulli Government, with the amendments to help streamline processes for principals, teachers, and school staff.
The proposed changes to the Education (General Provisions) Act include simplifying enrolment for principals transferring students between special schools and slashing the repetitive paperwork needed to use approved online applications.
The amendments seek to extend the age eligibility for home school registrations from 17 to 18 years to ensure all students can receive a QCE.
Changes would support the operations of P&Cs in multiple campus schools and enable P&Cs to donate funds and goods to another school adversely impacted by a natural disaster.
Access and participation in eKindy will also be improved by expanding the eligibility criteria for children who are isolated or unable to attend due to a medical condition.
Under the chaos and crisis of the former Labor Government, teachers were quitting the classroom in droves, frustrated that they were being suffocated by red tape and burdened with unnecessary regulations.
In comparison, the Crisafulli Government is delivering the fresh start Queenslanders voted for and giving teachers a stronger voice in the classroom.
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek said the amendments are the first of many that will ensure all children – from the youngest preppies up to year 12s - have access to a world class education.
"The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its promise to take real action on reducing red tape for teachers and school staff," Minister Langbroek said.
"I've listened to feedback from teachers and these amendments will help remove obstacles that get in the way of teaching and learning, so they can get back to focusing on the basics.
"The former Labor Government turned their backs on teachers leaving them drowning in unnecessary paperwork and repetitive processes.
"Under 10 years of Labor, Queensland students were not supported, resulting in up to 40 percent of children failing to meet national standards in numeracy and literacy.
"These changes are just the start - we want to make it easier for parents to get their kids into schools, easier for teachers to do their job, and easier for principals to run their schools."
