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Australian Capital Territory - Organisation

Welfare Section (1957 - 1970)

Australian Capital Territory

From
1957
To
1970
Categories
Care Provider and Government Agency

The Welfare Section of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government was the agency responsible for the welfare of children in the ACT from 1968, though the Section was established in 1957. Before 1968, child welfare in the ACT was the responsibility of the Child Welfare Department of the New South Wales Government. In 1970 the Welfare Section, ACT was renamed the Welfare Branch, ACT.

Details

The Welfare Section of the Australian Capital Territory was, for most of its history, part of the Australian Capital Territory Services Division of the Department of Interior. However, from 1964-1966 it was part of the Central Office Facilities Branch, and from 1968-1966 it was part of the Territories Division.

Timeline

 1957 - 1970 Welfare Section
       c. 1970 - c. 1989 Welfare Branch

Related Legislation

  • Child Welfare Ordinance 1957 (1958 - 1988)

    In 1968 the Welfare Section, ACT acquired responsibility for the welfare of children in the ACT, including the responsibilities outlined in the Child Welfare Ordinance 1957.

    Date: 1968 - 1970

Related Organisations

  • Birralee (1957? - 1968)

    The closure of Birralee shelter may have been a decision made by the Welfare Section in 1968 as the Shelter is not referred to in annual reports after 1967.

Publications

Books

  • Walmsley, R., Coull, V., Vinson, T., Report, Beyond the image, December 1984 / Review of Welfare Services and Policies in the A.C.T., Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1985, 674 pp. pp. Details

Reports

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: National Archives of Australia, 'Agency Details for CA 2963, Welfare Section of the Australian Capital Territory', in RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA+2963; Parry, Naomi, 'Child Welfare Department (1923-1970)', in Find & Connect New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/nsw/biogs/NE00039b.htm; Walmsley, R., Coull, V., Vinson, T., Report, Beyond the image, December 1984 / Review of Welfare Services and Policies in the A.C.T., Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1985, 674 pp. pp.

Prepared by: Anna Trengove and Rebe Taylor