The Aboriginals Ordinance 1911 (Act no. 16/1911) was passed on 8 January 1912 and commenced on the same day. Its full title is ‘An Ordinance relating to Aboriginals’. It was the first legislation relating to Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory to be passed by the Commonwealth. It was to be read with the Northern…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1970 (no 1970/039) came into effect on 23 September 1970. It repealed the existing and created a new Second Schedule, giving current names to subsidised institutions. The way children on ‘indictable’ offences could be treated by the courts was also amended (s.20) and provisions for controlling foster care (ss.111,…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1967 (No 1967/027) came into effect on 8 March 1968, except for s.23 and s.24, which came into effect on 15 July 1968. It amended the Second Schedule, giving current names to subsidised institutions. Parents were now able to apply to have their children committed to the Department (s.47),…
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2014 (Act no. 10 of 2014) amends the Disability Services Act 1993.
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2004 (Act no. 57 of 2004) was assented to on 18 November 2004. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the Disability Services Act 1993 and to consequentially amend various other Acts.’
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2012 (Act no. 40 of 2012) amends the Disability Services Act 1993.
The Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act 1984 (Act no.1984/070), was ‘An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1896’. The Act commenced on 24 December 1984.
The Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act 1977 (Act no.1977/052), was ‘An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1896-1976’. The Act commenced on 18 November 1977.
The Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act 1981 (Act no.1981/092), was ‘An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1896-1980’. The Act commenced on 1 July 1982.
The Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act 1962 (Act no. 1962/084 (11 Eliz. II No.84)), long title ‘An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1896-1959’, commenced on 6 December 1962.
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