The Aborigines Act 1911 (Act No. 1048/1911) was passed on 7 December 1911. Its full title was: An Act to make provision for the better protection and control of the Aboriginal and Half-Caste Inhabitants of the State of South Australia. The Aborigines Act 1911 established the position of Chief Protector of Aboriginals and a system…
The Inter-State Destitute Persons Relief Act 1910 (Act No. 1008/1910) was passed on 23 November 1910 and commenced on 5 January 1911. Its full title was’ An Act for the Relief of Persons whose Relatives liable to support them reside in another State of the Commonwealth, and for other purposes’. It was repealed by the…
The Affiliation Law Amendment Act 1898 (No 702 of 61 and 62 Vic, 1898) was passed on 23 December 1898. Its full title was: An Act relating to Affiliation. The Affiliation Act 1898 introduced confinement expenses to be paid, to the mother, by the father of an illegitimate child. The confinement expenses include medical and…
The Guardianship of Infants Act 1887 (No 400 of 50 and 51 Vic, 1887) was passed on 16 November 1887, and repealed the Infants Custody Act 1883. Its full title was: An Act to amend the law relating to the Guardianship and Custody of Infants. The Act was repealed by the Guardianship of Infants Act…
The Infants’ Custody Act 1883 (No 295 of 46 and 47 Vic, 1883-4) was passed on 28 February 1884. Its full title is ‘An Act to provide for the Custody of Infants’. The Act was repealed by the Guardianship of Infants Act 1887 on 16 November 1887.
The Educational Lands Act 1881 (No 217 of 44 Vic, 1881) was passed and commenced on 18 November 1881. Its long title is ‘An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Dedication and Leasing of Lands granted for Educational Purposes’. It amended the Education Act 1875. Section 12 of the Educational Lands…
The Education Act 1875 (No 11 of 38 and 39 Vic, 1875) was passed and commenced on 2 January 1875. Its full title was: An Act to amend the Law relating to Public Education. It was amended by the Education Act 1878 (No 122 of 41 and 42 Vic, 1878). Section 25 of the Education…
The Destitute Persons [Relief and Industrial and Reformatory Schools] Act 1872 (No 26 of 35 and 36 Vic, 1872) was passed and commenced on 27 November 1872. Its full title was “An Act to repeal the ‘Destitute Persons Relief Act, 1866’, to make other provisions in lieu thereof, and to provide for the establishment and…
The Juvenile Offenders Act 1872 (No 35 of 35 and 36 Vic, 1872) was passed and commenced on 30 November 1872. Its full title was: An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Juvenile Offenders. It was repealed by the Children’s Protection Act 1936 on 1 April 1937.
The Prisons Act (No 12 of 33 Vic, 1869-70) was passed and commenced on 9 February 1870. Its full title was: An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Prisons. It was repealed by the Prisons Act 1936 on 1 June 1937. The Act had several amendments: Act No.884/1905, Act No.1090/1912, Act No.1190/1915,…
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