The Community Welfare Act Amendment Act 1978 (Act no.1978/005) amended the Community Welfare Act, 1972. It was passed on 11 May 1978 and commenced on 28 November 1980.
The Children and Community Services Amendment (Reporting Sexual Abuse of Children) 2008 (Act no. 26/2008) was ‘An Act to amend the Children and Community Services Act 2004 and as a consequence to amend the Evidence Act 1906 and the Freedom of Information Act 1992.’ It was passed on 19 June 2008 and commenced on 1…
The State Children Act Amendment Act 1926 had the long title: An Act to amend the State Children Act, 1907-1921 (Act no. 1926/031 (17 Geo. V No.31)). This amendment was passed and commenced on 8 December 1926.
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1962 came into effect on 9 November 1962. It repealed s.42 of the Child Welfare Act 1947 which dealt with ‘habitual truants’. Those functions were transferred into the Education Act Amendment Act 1962. The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1962 was repealed by the Children and Community…
The State Children Act Amendment Act (12 Geo. V No 14) had the long title: An Act to amend the State Children Act, 1907-1919. It was assented to on 15 November 1921.
The State Children Act Amendment Act 1915 (Act no. 1915/023 (5 Geo. V No.50)) was fully titled ‘An Act to amend the State Children Act 1907’. The Act commenced on 18 February 1915.
The Crime (Serious Repeat Offenders) Sentencing Act 1992 (Act no. 3/1992) commenced on 9 March 1992. Its long title was ‘An Act to provide for the sentencing of juveniles who commit certain offences involving the use of stolen motor vehicles and of juveniles or other persons who repeatedly commit those or certain other offences, and…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1969 (Act no. 085/1969) was assented to on 17 November 1969 and commenced on 1 February 1970. Its long title was ‘An Act to amend the Child Welfare Act, 1947-1968’. The Principal Act (Child Welfare Act 1947) was repealed on 1 March 2006. The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act…
The Mental Treatment Act 1927 (18 Geo. V No. 13) allowed people in the general population with ‘mental disorders’ to be admitted to mental health institutions without the stigma of being certified as insane, but to be subsequently sent to a hospital for the insane involuntarily if they had not ‘recovered’ within six months. The…
The Mental Treatment Act 1917 (7 Geo. V No. 29) allowed people returning from World War I service with ‘mental disorders’ to be admitted to mental health institutions without the stigma of being certified as insane. It would have been possible for returning service personnel under 21 years of age to be admitted under this…
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