The Sandgate Centre, in Sandgate, opened in August 1983 and closed in April 1994. Previously, it was known as the Sandgate Maternal and Child Welfare Home. It was run by Intellectual Disability Services, which was part of the Queensland Health Department. In 1987, Intellectual Disability Services became part of the Family Services Department. The Sandgate…
The Broadhurst Convalescent Home, at Sandgate, opened in December, 1901. It was a government-run convalescent home for patients from Brisbane Hospital. The Home closed in 1942. The Brisbane Hospital Committee had maintained a convalescent home for patients in a rented home in Sandgate from 1885. It acquired its own property in late 1901 and the…
This act with the full title “An Act to provide for the protection of the lives of children and for their sexual safety, and to amend other Acts relating to the protection of children” (Act no. 17/2008) enabled the Magistrates Court or Children’s Court to prohibit previously convicted child sex offenders from engaging in certain…
This act with the full title “An Act to establish the Children Services Tribunal, to provide for the review by the tribunal of certain decisions about services for children, and for other purposes” (Act no.59/2000) established the Children Services Tribunal. This act was repealed by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (No.23) on…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, and for related purposes” (Act no. 18/2008) expanded the exclusion of disqualified persons from applying for a blue card also known as a working with…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Child Protection Act 1999 to provide for interstate transfers of certain orders and proceedings, and for other purposes” (Act no.7/2000) had three key aims. Firstly to support child protection between Queensland and the rest of Australia and New Zealand. Secondly to implement recommendations from…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 and for other purposes” (Act no.49/2004) altered the employment screening conditions for working with children checks. This act was repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C) on 18 January 2005.
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Child Protection Act 1999 and for other purposes”(Act no. 40/2005) aimed to implement the recommendations from the Crime and Misconduct Commissions report Protecting Children: An Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Foster Care. Because this amendment is in response to a wide reaching report,…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000” (Act no.40/2007) clarifies the employment screening conditions for people and business working with children, in particular those providing health, counselling and support services. This act was repealed by Acts Interpretation Act 1945 (s.22C)…
This act with the full title “An Act to amend particular Acts to increase child safety, and for other purposes” (Act no.13/2004) aimed to implement the recommendations from the Crime and Misconduct Commissions report Protecting Children: An Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Foster Care. Because this amendment is in response to a wide reaching…
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