The Adoption of Children Act 1920 made the first legal provision for adoption in Tasmania. There was no requirement for an assessment of the adoptive parent to be undertaken and guardianship of the child transferred directly from the birth parent to the adoptive parent. This practice changed with the passage of the Adoption of Children…
The Child Protection Act 1974 (Act No.104/1974) was intended to protect children under 12 from abuse. The long title of the Act was ‘An Act to provide further and better protection for children of tender years who have suffered from beatings or other cruel treatment’. Before its introduction, Tasmanian child welfare legislation had focused more…
The Child Welfare Act 1960 with the full title “An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments relating to children and other persons who have not attained the age of twenty-one years” (Act no.48/1960) set out the provisions by which a child who was 16 years or younger could be made a ward of the…
The Infants’ Welfare Act 1935 (Act no.26 Geo. V No.96) also known by its full title ‘an act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the Welfare of Children and the Protection of Infant Life’ replaced the Children’s Act 1918 (Act no. 9 Geo.V No.15). This new legislation covered many of the same areas…
The Children’s Charter Amendment Act 1923 made some minor amendments to the sections of the Children of the State Act 1918 that provided for children’s courts. The full title of this act was “An Act to amend ‘The Children’s Charter’” (Act no. 13 Geo. V no.21) and it was repealed in 1936 by The Infants…
The Adoption (Review) Amendment Act 2016 (no 64 of 2016) amended the Adoption Act 1988. It was passed in December 2016, following an independent review of the Adoption Act, conducted in 2014-15. This act made significant changes to adoption law in South Australia. The main amendments that were passed in the Adoption (Review) Amendment Act…
The Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (no. 25 of 2017) repealed the Children’s Protection Act 1993. This legislation contains a number of reforms, implementing recommendations from the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission which reported in 2016. The Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 introduced changes to how Care Leavers are provided with…
The Mental Defectives Act Amendment Act 1958 (Act no. 51/1958) was assented to and commenced on 27 November 1958. Amongst other amendments, this legislation changed the title of the ‘Mental Defectives Act, 1935-1953’ to the ‘Mental Health Act, 1935-1953’.
The Statutes Amendment (Young Offenders) Act 2013 (Act No.61/2013) was passed on 14 November 2013 and commenced 11 July 2013. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the Young Offenders Act 1993 and the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988’.
The Statutes Amendment (Serious Firearm Offences) Act 2012 (Act No.33/2012) was passed on 27 September 2012 and commenced on 15 October 2012, with certain sections commencing 4 March 2013. Its full title is ‘An Act to amend the Bail Act 1985, the Correctional Services Act 1982, the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988, the Criminal Law…
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