The Aborigines Act 1934 (Act No. 2154/1934) combined the provisions of the previous 1911 and 1923 Aborigines Acts. Its full title was ‘An Act to consolidate certain Acts relating to the protection and control of the aboriginal and half-caste inhabitants of South Australia.’ The Act was passed on 18 October 1934 and commenced on 1…
The Aboriginal Orphans Act (No 12 of 7 and 8 Vic, 1844) was passed and commenced on 28 August 1844. Its full title was: An Ordinance to Provide for the Protection, Maintenance, and Up-Bringing of Orphans and other Destitute Children of the Aborigines. It was repealed by the Aborigines Act 1911 on 7 December 1911….
This amendment with the full title “An Act to further Amend “The Infant Life Protection Act of 1905” in certain particulars”(Act no. 18 Geo.V. No.8) ascended and commenced on the 26th of November 1927 Amends the Infant Life Protection Act of 1905 (Act no. 5 Edw.VII No.19), setting out changes to regulations around payments and…
This amendment with the full title “An Act to Amend “The Infant Life Protection Acts, 1905 to 1927”, in certain particulars”(Act no. 26 Geo.V. No.6) ascended and commenced on the 17th of October 1935 amends the Infant Life Protection Act 1905 (Act no.5 Edw.VII No.19). This amendment sets out regulations relating to the passing away…
The State Children Amendment Act 1917 with the full title “An Act to Amend “The State Children Act of 1911″ in certain particulars” (Act no.8 Geo.V No.13) raised the age of children who received State benefits through their natural or foster mothers from 13 to 14 years. If a State child gained a State scholarship,…
The Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDPA) replaced the Information Privacy Act 2000 and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Security Act 2005. This Act merged the functions of the Privacy Commissioner and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security into a single Privacy and Data Protection Commissioner. The PDPA retained the 10 Information Privacy…
The Victorian Crimes Act of 1890, No. 1079, included two sections, 333 and 334, which related to the treatment of young prisoners. There was provision for them to be transferred from gaol to the Department of Reformatory Schools, from where they were placed either in private reformatories or ‘service’. Section 334 gave the authorities the…
The Maintenance Act 1928 (No. 3722) came into being at a time when many Victorian statutes were consolidated. Jaggs writes that the original 1919 Act (which had been amended in 1924) was not substantially altered in 1928. Two years after the passage of the Maintenance Act 1928, the number of Victorian children maintained with their…
The Adoption of Children (Information) Act 1980 (No. 9510) amended the Adoption of Children Act 1964, and made provisions for access to information about adoptions.
The Status of Children Act 1974 ( Vic) ( No. 8602) removed the legal disabilities of children born out of wedlock in Victoria. The long title was ‘An Act to remove the Legal Disabilities of Children born out of Wedlock.’ It came into operation on 1 March 1975.
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