An Act For Registering Births, Deaths And Marriages In The Island Of Van Diemen’s Land And Its Dependencies made the registration of births, deaths and marriages compulsory. It established the first Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Tasmania. Tasmania was the first colony to have this Act. It was passed just two years after…
The Tasmanian State Service Act 1984 replaced the Public Service Appeals Board, established in 1958, with a Commissioner of Review.
The Public Service Act 1973 (Act No.18/1973) replaced the Public Service Commissioner with a Public Service Board.
The Education Act of 1885 established the Education Department. It made it compulsory for all children aged between seven and 13 to attend school three days a week unless they were instructed elsewhere, had poor health, or there was no school within two miles. The aim of the Education Act was to provide a free,…
The Guardianship and Administration Act of 1995 (No.44 of 1995) established the Guardianship and Administration Board and set out the provisions for applying for the guardianship of an adult with an intellectual disability.
The Queen’s Asylum Act 1861 also known by the full title “An Act to provide for the better Control and Guardianship of Children in the Queen’s Asylum”(Act no.25 Vict. No. 5) became law in 1861. It provided for a Board of Guardians for the Queen’s Orphan Asylum to be established and set out the conditions…
The Criminal Code Act 1924 (Act No.69/1924) brought all the laws concerning criminal behaviour together into one piece of legislation. It contained a number of provisions that affected children. The preamble to the Criminal Code stated that it was: ‘an Act to declare, consolidate, and amend the criminal law, and to establish a code of…
The Public Schools Act 1868 set up a Board of Education to establish public schools and made education compulsory for children aged between seven and 12 years. It provided for the children of parents who could not pay school fees to be educated anyway. It was amended by the Public Schools Amendment Act 1873. Children…
The Status of Children Act 1974 provided that all children were equal before the law even if they had been born to a single mother. Its full title was An Act to remove the legal disabilities of children born out of wedlock, and to establish parenthood of certain children.
The Mothercraft Nurses Registration Act of 1947 provided for the registration of mothercraft nurses. It was repealed by the Nurses’ Registration Amendment Act 1983. According to the Act, mothercraft nurses could receive their qualification if they were healthy, of ‘good character’ and had undertaken a course in the care of young children.
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