The Infant Life Protection Act Amendment Act 1918 had the full title "An Act to Transfer the Powers and Duties of the Commissioner of Police under 'The Infant Life Protection Act of 1905' to the Director State Children Department." This amendment transferred the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Police to the Director, State Children's Department on 1 November 1918. This amendment act was repealed in 1966 by the Children's Services Act 1965 (Act no. 42/1965).
Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.102.; Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - Queensland Legislation', 4 April 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 13 May 2011, Last modified: 16 November 2016