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Maintenance (Widowed Mothers) Act 1937, Victoria

The Maintenance (Widowed Mothers) Act 1937 (No. 4497) amended Part III. Of the Maintenance Act 1928. It commenced on 4 March 1938, and was repealed by the Children’s Welfare Act 1954 (No. 5817) on 1 September 1955.

Children’s Court Act 1917, Victoria

The Children’s Court Act 1917 (No. 2914) amended the Children’s Court Act 1915.

Mental Hygiene (Mode of Citation) Act 1943, Victoria

The Mental Hygiene (Mode of Citation) Act 1943 (No. 4963) altered ‘the Mode of Citation of the Lunacy Acts and to make certain consequential provisions’. It changed the name of the Lunacy Act 1928 to Mental Hygiene Act 1928.

Mental Hygiene Act 1933, Victoria

The Mental Hygiene Act 1933 (No. 4157) amended the Lunacy Act 1928. It came into operation on 14 February 1934.

Venereal Diseases Act 1928, Victoria

The Venereal Diseases Act 1928 (No. 3798) came into operation on 18 December 1929. It consolidated the law relating to venereal diseases and repealed the Venereal Diseases Acts 1916 (No. 2858) and 1918 (No. 2994). It was repealed by the Venereal Diseases Act 1958 (No. 6408).

Hospitals and Charities Act 1900, Victoria

The Hospitals and Charities Act 1900 (No. 1683) amends the Hospitals and Charities Act 1890. It commenced on 17 October 1900; the Principal Act was repealed by the Hospitals and Charities Act 1915.

Lunacy Statute 1867, Victoria

The Lunacy Act 1867 came into operation on 1 October 1867. It was repealed by the Lunacy Act 1890. Amended by Act No.342, Act No. 449, Act No.628, Act No.986

Mental Hygiene Authority Act 1950, Victoria

The Mental Hygiene Authority Act was ‘An Act to make provision with respect to the Constitution and Functions of a Mental Hygiene Authority, and for other purposes.’ It commenced on 1 February 1952. This Act amends the Mental Deficiency Act 1939.

Lunacy Act 1928, Victoria

The Lunacy Act 1928 (No. 3721) consolidated ‘the Law relating to the Insane’. It commenced on 18 December 1929 and was repealed by the Mental Hygiene Act 1958. The title of the Lunacy Act 1928 changed with the Mental Hygiene (Mode of Citation) Act 1943 (No. 4963). The Lunacy Act 1928 repeals Lunacy Act 1915,…

The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Amending Act 1885, Victoria

The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Amending Act 1885 (No. 816) further amended the Act for Hospitals and Charitable Institutions 1864. The Amending Act commenced on 29 April 1886; the Principal Act was repealed by the Hospitals and Charities Act (No. 1099) in 1890.