The Health Act Amendment Act 1918 (9 Geo. V No. 7) was concerned with the spread of venereal disease and some amendments (section 242j) had an impact on young people in care. It was now compulsory for medical officers attached to industrial schools to examine residents who were suspected of having venereal disease (a power…
The Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 (014 of 1992) updated the Criminal Code to include or redefine a number of sexual offences against children and young people, and to adults who were ‘incapable’ of giving consent because of mental or intellectual disability. The Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 made it illegal to show…
The Acts Amendment (Evidence of Children and Others) Act 1992 (036 of 1992) helped make the evidence of children more ‘credible’ or ‘believable’. It enabled unsworn evidence to be given by a child under 12 years of age, and removed the Judge’s need to ‘warn’ a jury that a child’s evidence might be unreliable. The…
Collection of material relating to Mentally Incurable Children’s Association, State Library of Western Australia (1978 – 1980s) is a small collection of brochures and promotional material about the organisation that ran Nulsen Haven. This information is held in the State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection. The State Library…
Nulsen Haven was a home for children with intellectual disabilities. It was run by the Mentally Incurable Children’s Association (MICA) in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe from 1956. In May 1975 a new dormitory was opened at Nulsen Haven. In 1986, MICA became the Nulsen Haven Association Inc (known as ‘Nulsen’). By 1992, the Home…
The Mentally Incurable Children’s Association (MICA) was formed in 1954 to develop appropriate respite and longer term accommodation for children with severe intellectual disabilities. In 1956, with the support of then Minister for Health, Emil Nulsen, a Home which was called ‘Nulsen Haven’ opened in Redcliffe. MICA later changed to its present name, Nulsen Haven…
Hawkevale was started by the Slow Learning Children’s Group (SLCG) on a property in Maida Vale in 1957. It was a ‘farm village’ for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities, and offered accommodation, employment and recreation. Hawkevale was replaced by a new facility in High Wycombe in 1970. Hawkevale was named after the Premier, Mr…
The State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection contains records of the Slow Learning Children’s Group. The collection includes minutes of meetings, history, newspaper cuttings, and promotional leaflets. Access Conditions This collection is open and available for public access. To access these records please contact the State Library of…
Irrabeena began in 1961 as the Slow Learning Children’s Group’s diagnostic and assessment centre in Perth. In 1964, Irrabeena became part of the Mental Health Services. Children were assessed at Irrabeena before placement. It is not yet known when Irrabeena closed, but no mention of it has been found since the early 1990s.
The State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection contains records of the Slow Learning Children’s Group. This collection is identified by the Ephemera number PR9182. The collection mostly contains brochures that describe the Slow Learning Children’s Group’s services, resource and key events, including fundraising. Access Conditions This collection is…
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