Apprenticing of the Children of the Queen's Orphan Schools 1838 (1838 - 1861)

From

1838

To

1861

Categories

Principal Act

Location

Tasmania

The Apprenticing of the Children of the Queen's Orphan Schools 1838, with the full title, 'An Act for apprenticing the Children of the Queen's Orphan Schools in this Island'(Act no. 2 Vict. No.27) gave authority to the Lieutenant Governor to engage children from the Queen's Orphan School in apprenticeships with employers of the Lieutenant Governor's choice. Boys under the age of 18 and unmarried girls under the age of 18 could be apprenticed in this way. The legislation also stipulates that children were entitled to 'proper treatment', and that employers could not discharge apprentices without permission. This act was repealed by the Queens Asylum Act 1861 (Act no. 25 Vict. No.5).