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Children’s Services Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1989, Queensland

This act has the full title “An Act to amend the Children’s Services Act 1965-1989 in certain particulars and the Young Offenders (Interstate Transfer) Act 1987 in a certain particular”(Act no.116/1989). It amends the Children’s Services Act 1964 (42/1964) in particular relation to Community service orders made against children found guilty of crimes by a…

Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984, Queensland

This act has the full title “An Act to provide for support, administrative services and assistance for Aboriginal communities resident in Queensland and for management of lands for use by those communities and for related purposes” (Act no.51/1984). Between 2007 and 2008 the equivalent legislation relating to Torres Strait Islander Peoples was merged with this…

Children’s Services Act Amendment Act 1973, Queensland

This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Children’s Services Act 1965-1971 in certain particulars” (Act no.3/1973). This amendment focuses primarily on the court of law and child defendants, child support payments and registration of institutions providing ‘care’. This act was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No.57) on 29…

Children’s Services Act Amendment Act 1971, Queensland

An Act to Amend the Children’s Services Act 1965-1970 in certain particulars(Act no. 72/1971). This act makes many amendments to the Children’s Services Act 1965 including but not limited to, issues of child mental health, children and the court, the power of the court to demand repayment of money provided for a child’s support by…

Adoption of Children Amendment Act 2002, Queensland

This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1964, and for other purposes” makes significant revision to the regulations surrounding the processes of becoming or applying to become an adoptive parent. This act was repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C) on 2 July 2002.

Aborigines’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ Affairs Act Amendment Act 1967, Queensland

An Act to amend the Aborigines’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ Affairs Act of 1965, in certain particulars” included a definition of corporation and details the provision of what it calls aid to peoples of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent. This amendment was repealed by the Aborigines Act 1971 (Act No.59/1971) on 4 December 1972.

Children’s Services Act Amendment Act 1970, Queensland

This act has the full title “An Act to Amend The Children’s Services Act of 1965 in certain particulars” (Act no.17/1970). It makes a range of amendments to the Children’s Services Act 1965 (Act no.42/1965) that include, but are not limited to, the regulation of day care centres including a new definition of a day…

Adoption of Children Act Amendment Act 1990, Queensland

This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Adoption of Children Act 1964-1989 in certain particulars and for another purpose” (Act no.8/1990) is concerned with the ‘maintenance’ of children and guardianship as well as custody of children. This amendment was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No.57) on 29 November…

Commonwealth Powers (Family Law – Children) Amendment Act 2001, Queensland

This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commonwealth Powers (Family Law – Children) Act 1990” (Act no.66/2001) was only in law for under a year before being repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C) on 26 October 2001. This act extended the reach of the Commonwealth and Family Court of Australia…

Adoption Legislation Amendment Act 1991, Queensland

An act with the full title “An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to the adoption of children, and for related purposes” (Act no.2/1991) relates to objections from birth parents or adopted individuals in relation to contact and reunions. This act was repealed by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No.2) 1994 (Act No.87) on…