The Apprentices and Servants 1837 act with the full title ‘An Act to consolidate the Laws relating to Apprentices and Servants’ (Act No.1 Vict. No. 15) sets out guidelines for the arrest and imprisonment of apprentices and servants who are deemed to have abandoned their work, as well as the right for apprentices and servants…
The Apprenticing of the Children of the Queen’s Orphan Schools 1838, with the full title, ‘An Act for apprenticing the Children of the Queen’s Orphan Schools in this Island'(Act no. 2 Vict. No.27) gave authority to the Lieutenant Governor to engage children from the Queen’s Orphan School in apprenticeships with employers of the Lieutenant Governor’s…
The Maintenance Act 1919 is also known by its full title “An Act to consolidate and amend ‘The Deserted Wives’ and Children’s Maintenance Act, 1873′, ‘The Infant Life Protection Act, 1907’ and ‘The Summary Jurisdiction (Married Persons) Act, 1909’, and for other purposes” (Act no.10 Geo. V No.62). This act brought together three previously separate…
The Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children 1873 with the full title “An Act to make provision for the Maintenance and Support of deserted Wives and Children” (Act no.37 Vict. No.14) underwent two significant amendments. One in 1898 and another in 1907 before being repealed in January 1920 and replaced with The Maintenance Act 1919…
The Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children 1863 was also known by its full title “An Act to provide for the Maintenance and Support of deserted Wives and Children in this Colony” (Act no. 27 Vict. No.14). This act repealed and replaced the Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children Act of 1837. This new act…
The Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children 1837 (Act no. 8Wm. IV No.9) with the full title ‘An Act to provide for the Maintenance of deserted Wives and Children’ was enacted on 18 August 1837. This piece of legislation set out guidelines for the indenture of ‘abandoned’ children between 13 and 21 years of age…
The Personal Information Protection (PIP) Act 2004 came into effect on 5 September 2005. Its purpose is to protect the privacy of individuals by controlling the ways in which the government can collect, keep, use, and release records containing sensitive personal information that clearly identifies an individual. The Act also enables individuals to access that…
The Right to Information Act 2009 came into effect on 1 July 2010. Its purpose was to improve democracy in Tasmania by providing easier access to information held by the government. Unlike the Personal Information Protection Act, which provides access to personal information, the Right to Information Act deals with the broader activities of government….
The 2011 Disability Services Act protects the rights of people with disabilities, and provides for the funding and monitoring of services to them. It prevents their restriction except as a last resort. The Disability Services Act followed a motion brought before the House of Assembly in October 2008, by the Deputy-Premier, Lara Giddings. It followed…
The Archives Act, passed in 1983, regulates government record keeping and public access to records held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO). The Archives Act provides for a state archives and the appointment of a State Archivist. The Act requires state and local governments to keep ‘proper’ records and to maintain control over…
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