The Infant Life Protection Act Amendment Act 1918 had the full title “An Act to Transfer the Powers and Duties of the Commissioner of Police under ‘The Infant Life Protection Act of 1905’ to the Director State Children Department.” This amendment transferred the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Police to the Director, State…
The Adoption of Children Act 1935 (Act no. 26 Geo.V. No.7) with the full title “An Act to Make Provision for the Adoption of Infants, and for purposes incidental thereto or consequent thereon” commenced on 1 February 1936. It provided for the adoption of children up to the age of 21 years who had never…
The Infant Life Protection Act, with the full title “An Act to Make Better Provision for the Protection of Infant Life, and for other purposes” (Act no.5 Edw.VII No.19) arranged for the registration of nursing homes for children under 3 years of age, the reporting of the births and deaths of illegitimate children and for…
The Children’s Court Act 1907, with the full title “An Act to Provide for the Creation of Courts for the Trial of Children” (Act no. 7 Edw.VII No.3) formed a special court of petty sessions specifically called a Children’s Court, where charges were to be heard in camera for children under 17 years. This act…
The Children’s Services Act 1965 was designed ‘to promote and protect the wellbeing of the children and youth of the State through a comprehensive and co-ordinated program of child and family welfare’. The focus was on the protection of children from neglectful acts and behaviour by parents, and protection from unacceptable living conditions. This act…
The Child Protection Act 1999 had the full title “An Act about the protection of children, and for other purposes” (Act no.10/1999). Development of the Child Protection Act 1999 began in 1993 with the release of the Child Protection Issues Paper and an extensive statewide consultation process. The development process culminated in passage of the…
The State Children Act 1911, with the full title “An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Law relating to State Children” (Act no.2 Geo.V. No.11) provided for the care of children younger than 13 years of age and established the State Children Department with a director to replace the inspector of orphanages. This act is…
The Industrial and Reformatory Schools Act 1865 – with the full title “An Act to provide for the establishment of Industrial and Reformatory Schools” (Act no. 8/1865, 29 Vic No.8) set up special schools to educate and care for neglected children and young offenders under the age of 15 years. The Act allowed Indigenous children…
The Orphanages Act 1879 (Act no. 16/1879) was an act to govern orphanages which were charged with the care, teaching and training of children whose circumstances included death of one or both parents, desertion by parents, or neglect. It was assented to on 2 October 1879 and its full title was “An Act to make…
The Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998 was passed on 14 December 1998. This Act had the full title: An Act to repeal the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987; to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987: and to amend certain other Acts as a consequence of the enactment of the…
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