The Child Endowment Act 1941 was Commonwealth legislation which introduced the payment of weekly sums to mothers with more than one child, foster mothers, and the managers of privately run children’s institutions, for children under the age of 16. When child endowment began in 1941, children in State or Commonwealth institutions were excluded. From July…
The Empire Settlement Act 1922 was an Imperial Act, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and applicable in Australia and other Commonwealth nations such as New Zealand and Canada. It was a landmark in the history of Australian immigration, especially for its encouragement of child and youth migration. According to the Lost Innocents…
The Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 was a Commonwealth law. It defined an “immigrant child” as any person under the age of 21 years who came to Australia as an immigrant otherwise than in the charge of, or for the purpose of living in Australia under the care of, any parent or relative of…
The Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975 (No. 8821) amended the Social Welfare Act 1970. It was passed on 9 December 1975 and commenced in stages from January 1976. The Social Welfare Act 1970 was repealed by Statue Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982 (No.9863) on 5 January1983.
The Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act 1984 (No. 10114) was ‘An Act to make provision for certain guardianship and custody orders relating to children and for other purposes’. It commenced on 1 June 1985 and was repealed by the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (56/1989 ) on 31 January 1991.
The Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 10069) commenced on 1 August 1984. The long title of the act is ‘An Act relating to the status of persons conceived by certain means, to amend the Status of Children Act 1974 and for other purposes.’ It was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act (No.11/1995)…
The Maintenance (Amendment) Act 1953 (No. 5728) was passed on 8 December 1953 and commenced on 1 February 1954. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Acts and for other purposes.’
The Children’s Welfare (Amendment) Act 1955 (No. 5876) amends the Children’s Welfare Act 1954. It came into operation on 1 September 1955 and being part of the Children’s Welfare Act 1954, it was repealed on 1 April 1959 by the Children’s Welfare Act 1958.
The Family Law Act 1975 (Act no. 53/1975) is Commonwealth legislation. Its long title is ‘An Act relating to Marriage and to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes and, in relation thereto and otherwise, Parental Responsibility for Children, and to financial matters arising out of the breakdown of de facto relationships and to certain other Matters’. The…
The Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975 (No. 8701) was an amendment to ‘Part IV of the Social Welfare Act 1970, the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1973, the Justices Act 1958, and the Magistrates’ Court Act 1971′ (long title of Act No. 8701). It was passed on 16 May 1975 and commenced in stages from 1…
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