The Adoption of Children Act 1966/7 (Act no. 12/1967) was asssented to on 6 April 1967 and commenced on 2 November 1967. Its long title was ‘An Act to Consolidate and Amend the law relating to the Adoption of Children and for purposes connected therewith; and to repeal the Adoption of Children Act, 1925-1965’. This…
The Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962 (Act No. 451963) was assented to on 15 November 1962 and commenced on 28 February 1963. Its full title was ‘An Act to repeal the Aborigines Act, 1934-1939, and to promote the welfare and advancement of Aborigines and of persons of Aboriginal blood in South Australia and for other purposes’….
The Juvenile Courts Act 1965-1966 (Act No. 3/1966) was passed on 10 February 1966 and commenced on 7 July 1966. It replaced the Juvenile Courts Act 1941 and was repealed by the Juvenile Courts Act 1971 on 23 December 1971. The Act made recommendations on the committing of a child to an institution. It was…
The Children’s Protection Act 1936 (Act No. 2279/1936) was assented to on 3 September 1936 and commenced on 1 April 1937. Its long title was ‘An Act to consolidate certain Acts relating to the protection and punishment of children’. It was repealed by the Community Welfare Act 1972. It resembled the Children’s Protection Act 1899.
The Aborigines Act Amendment Act 1939 (Act No. 14/1939) was assented to on 22 November 1939 and commenced on 1 February 1940. It’s full title was ‘An Act to amend the Aborigines Act, 1934’. It replaced the position of Chief Protector with the Aborigines Protection Board. Key Provisions: Position of Chief Protector replaced by the…
The Maintenance Act 1926 (Act No. 1780/1926) was also titled ‘An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to State Children, Destitute Persons, the Summary Protection of Married Women, and other matters, and to make Provision for granting Assistance to Mothers for the Maintenance of their Children, and for other purposes’. It was assented…
The Children’s Protection Act 1899 (No 730 of 62 and 63 Vic, 1899) was fully entitled: An Act relating to the Protection of Children. It began on 21 December 1899 and was repealed by the Children’s Protection Act 1936 on 1 April 1937. The Act allowed for the removal of children to an institution if…
The Aborigines (Training of Children) Act 1923 (Act No. 1565/1923) commenced on 14 November 1923. Its full title was ‘An Act to make Better Provision for the Care, Control, and Training of Aboriginal Children, for placing Aboriginal Children under the Control of the State Children’s Council, to amend the Aborigines Act, 1911, and for other…
The State Children Act 1895 (No 641 of 58 and 59 Vic, 1895) was fully titled: An Act to amend the Law relating to State Children, and for other purposes. It began on 20 December 1895, and amended the Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act of 1886. The State Children Act 1895 was amended several times,…
The Destitute Persons Act 1881 (Act no. 210/1881) was assentend to on 18 November 1881. Its full title was: An Act to repeal ‘The Destitute Persons Relief and Industrial and Reformatory Schools Act, 1872,’ and to make other provisions in lieu thereof’. The Destitute Persons Act 1881 entitled two Justices to commit a destitute or…
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