Much of Tasmania's early legislation mirrored the United Kingdom's, other legislation was developed or adapted especially for Tasmania's operation as a penal colony. Overtime compromises had to be made between these two approaches to legislation taking into account the very different environmental and contextual factors of life in the colony and the increase of free settlers making their lives in Tasmania.
There were multiple 'master and servant acts' in the United Kingdom across the 1800's and 1900's which often legislated strong punishment including imprisonment and hard labour for absenteeism or 'abandonment' of employment by employees.
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