The Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Act No. 36/2007) was passed on 12 December 2007 and commenced on 7 May 2008. Its full title is ‘An Act about the care and protection of children, and for related purposes’. It was amended in 2009 and 2011. The objects of the Act were to promote…
The Information Act 2002 combines laws related to privacy, freedom of information, and public records in one Act. This Act only applies to records created by the Northern Territory government and NT government agencies. Access to non-government and Commonwealth records is covered by other legislation. The Information Act is applied to, and supports, applications to…
The Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1931 repealed the Northern Australia Act of 1926 which had divided the Territory into two separately administered districts, North and Central. Under this new legislation, the administration of the Northern Territory was placed in the hands of an Administrator based in Darwin and a Deputy Administrator based in Alice Springs….
The Northern Australia Act was passed in 1926 and took effect from 1 February 1927. The Act provided for the division of the Northern Territory into two regions, North and Central, along the 20th parallel. Each region was administered separately with Government Residents located in Darwin and Alice Springs respectively. The Act also created the…
The Northern Territory Administration Act 1910 was passed just prior to the Commonwealth assuming control of the Northern Territory. (The full name of the Act was No. 27 of 1910: An Act to provide for the Provisional Government of the Northern Territory.) The Act provided the Governor-General with the power to appoint an Administrator for…
The Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 (SA) (Act no. 1024/1910) was assented to on 7 December 1919. The Act was repealed by Aboriginals Ordinance 1910 (Act No. 9/1918) on 13 June 1918. The Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 established the Northern Territory Aboriginals Department. This department was responsible for the control and welfare of Aboriginal…
The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1935 (no 14/1935) provided for the legal adoption of children in the Northern Territory for the first time. It was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1949, which commenced on 7 November 1951.
The Adoption of Children Act 1994 repealed the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1964. In accordance with the Community Welfare Act 1983, the Adoption Act 1994 included the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle. This act also recognised traditional Aboriginal marriages in relation to adoption. In the Regulations under the Adoption of Children Act, dated 29 April 1994,…
The Community Welfare Act 1983 (Act No. 76/1983) was assented to on 28 November 1983 and commenced on 20 April 1984. It was repealed by the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Act no. 37/2007) on 8 December 2008. The Community Welfare Act 1983 introduced the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle. To act in accordance…
The Social Welfare Ordinance 1964 (Act No. 31/1964) repealed the Welfare Ordinance 1961. It was passed on 20 August 1964 and commenced on 15 September 1964. It was repealed by the Community Welfare Ordinance (Act) 1983, which commenced on 20 April 1984. The Social Welfare Ordinance 1964 gave welfare officers the power to suspend the…
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