The Education Act 1932 repealed all former Education Acts. It provided for a secular and compulsory education for children between the ages of 7 and 14. ‘Blind’, ‘deaf’, and ‘mute’ children had to attend school in an institution if their parents could not provide an alternative education. In effect this meant that the children would…
The Education Act 1905 provided for the establishment of kindergartens and the compulsory education of ‘blind, deaf and mute children’ between the ages of 7 and 16. If their parents could not provide an education, the children had to go to an institution. Many children went to the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution under the…
The Better Protection of and Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act 1895 (Act No.59 Vict. No.10) provided for the punishment of anyone who ill-treated, neglected or abandoned a child in such a way that it caused suffering or damage to health. Anyone who persuaded someone else to do this could also be punished. Children mistreated…
The Juvenile Offenders Act 1875 also known by the full title ‘An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Juvenile Offenders’ (Act no. 39 Vict. No.6) provided for boys under nineteen to be whipped for assault, an indecent offence, disturbance of the peace or obscene language. The sheriff was to provide a rod of twigs,…
The Public Service Tribunal Act of 1958 established the Public Service Appeal Board through an amendment to the Public Service Act 1923.
The Public Service Act of 1923 sets out the duties of the Public Service Commissioner.
The Public Service Act of 1918 replaced the Public Service Board with a single Public Service Commissioner.
The Public Service Act of 1905 established a three member Public Service Board consisting of two independent members and one part time member elected by public servants. The Act also made departmental heads responsible for the smooth running of their departments and set up a procedure for fixing the number of departments.
The Civil Service Act of 1900 centralised the management of Tasmania’s public servants for the first time. It provided for their classification and standardised their salary structure, system of appointments, promotions and retirement allowances. It established the Civil Service Board of Tasmania.
The Midwifery Nurses Act of 1901 provided for the training and registration of midwives for the first time in Tasmania. This legislation’s provisions for registering midwives were amended in 1906.
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