The Child Welfare Ordinance 1958 (Act no. 20/1958) replaced the South Australian State Children’s Act 1895. Its full title was ‘An ordinance relating to the welfare of children’. It was passed on 14 November 1958 and commenced on 2 February 1959. The Child Welfare Ordinance 1958 appointed the Director of Welfare as the guardian of…
The Welfare Ordinance 1953 (Act No. 16/1953) was assented to on 15 July 1963 and commenced on 13 May 1957. It was repealed by the Social Welfare Ordinance (Act no. 31/1964) on 15 September 1964. The Welfare Ordinance 1953 created the position of Director of Welfare and made the Director the legal guardian of all…
Aboriginals Ordinance (No. 2) 1953 (Act no. 9/1953) was an amendment of the Aboriginals Ordinance 1918. However, it never commenced because the date of commencement had not been fixed before the repeal of Aboriginals Ordinance 1918-1953, which this Ordinance proposed to amend, became effective.
This Aboriginals Ordinance 1918 (Act no. 9/1918) combined and replaced the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act of 1910 (SA) and the Commonwealth Aboriginals Ordinance of 1911. It carried over most of the provisions of the previous Ordinances. The Chief Protector retained control over many aspects of Aboriginal lives and continued to be the legal guardian of…
The Aboriginals Ordinance 1911 (Act no. 16/1911) was passed on 8 January 1912 and commenced on the same day. Its full title is ‘An Ordinance relating to Aboriginals’. It was the first legislation relating to Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory to be passed by the Commonwealth. It was to be read with the Northern…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1970 (no 1970/039) came into effect on 23 September 1970. It repealed the existing and created a new Second Schedule, giving current names to subsidised institutions. The way children on ‘indictable’ offences could be treated by the courts was also amended (s.20) and provisions for controlling foster care (ss.111,…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1967 (No 1967/027) came into effect on 8 March 1968, except for s.23 and s.24, which came into effect on 15 July 1968. It amended the Second Schedule, giving current names to subsidised institutions. Parents were now able to apply to have their children committed to the Department (s.47),…
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2014 (Act no. 10 of 2014) amends the Disability Services Act 1993.
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2004 (Act no. 57 of 2004) was assented to on 18 November 2004. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the Disability Services Act 1993 and to consequentially amend various other Acts.’
The Disability Services Amendment Act 2012 (Act no. 40 of 2012) amends the Disability Services Act 1993.
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