Community Welfare Act 1987 (1987 - )

From

1987

Categories

Principal Act

Location

New South Wales

The Community Welfare Act 1987 (52/1987) was a significant revision of existing child welfare legislation and the Community Welfare Act 1982. It followed a number of Reports and Inquiries around Australia and the world. It is the Act that controls the functions of the Minister for community welfare and social development and some of the functions of the Department. It came as part of a block of legislation, with the Child (Care and Protection) Bill and the Children's Court Act 1987. This legislation has been Amended many times. In 2015 this legislation was current.