The Mental Health Act 1974 (Act no. 2/1974) repealed and replaced the Mental Health Act of 1962. This act was repealed and replaced in 2000 by the Mental Health Act 2000 (Act no. 16/2000). The Mental Health Act 1974 had the full title: ‘An Act relating to the Treatment and Care of mentally ill persons…
The Mental Health Act 2000 (Act no.16/2000) repealed and replaced the Mental Health Act 1974 after extensive reviews of both the Mental Health Act 1974 and Mental Health system. The Mental Health Act 2000 had the full title: ‘An Act about treating and protecting people who have mental illnesses, and for other purposes’ (Act no.16/2000)….
The Mental Health Act of 1962 repealed and replaced the Mental Hygiene Act 1938. The new legislation focused on provision of psychiatric care alongside other health services. In 1974 this act was itself replaced by the Mental Health Act 1974.
This act with the full title “An Act to provide for the protection of the lives of children and for their sexual safety, and to amend other Acts relating to the protection of children” (Act no. 17/2008) enabled the Magistrates Court or Children’s Court to prohibit previously convicted child sex offenders from engaging in certain…
This act with the full title “An Act to establish the Children Services Tribunal, to provide for the review by the tribunal of certain decisions about services for children, and for other purposes” (Act no.59/2000) established the Children Services Tribunal. This act was repealed by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (No.23) on…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, and for related purposes” (Act no. 18/2008) expanded the exclusion of disqualified persons from applying for a blue card also known as a working with…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Child Protection Act 1999 to provide for interstate transfers of certain orders and proceedings, and for other purposes” (Act no.7/2000) had three key aims. Firstly to support child protection between Queensland and the rest of Australia and New Zealand. Secondly to implement recommendations from…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 and for other purposes” (Act no.49/2004) altered the employment screening conditions for working with children checks. This act was repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C) on 18 January 2005.
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Child Protection Act 1999 and for other purposes”(Act no. 40/2005) aimed to implement the recommendations from the Crime and Misconduct Commissions report Protecting Children: An Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Foster Care. Because this amendment is in response to a wide reaching report,…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000” (Act no.40/2007) clarifies the employment screening conditions for people and business working with children, in particular those providing health, counselling and support services. This act was repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C)…
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