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Queensland - Legislation

Guardianship and Custody of Infants Act 1891 (1891 - 1966)

From
1891
To
1966
Categories
Principal Act
Website
https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/catalogue_resources/54690.pdf

The Guardianship and Custody of Infants Act - with the full title "An Act to Amend the Law as to the Guardianship and Custody of Infants" 1891 (Act no. 55 Vic. No.13) - made provision, on the death of the father, for the mother of a child to become his/her guardian, alone or jointly with others. The Supreme Court had the power also to act when a parent had 'abandoned or deserted his infant' or allowed his infant to be brought up by others for a substantial period without contributing to the child's upkeep, to refuse to allow the child to return to the parent unless it was clear that the parent was fit to assume responsibility for the child's welfare. This act was repealed by the Children's Services Act on the 23 of November 1965 taking affect on the 1 August 1966 (Act no.42/1965).

Timeline

 1891 - 1966 Guardianship and Custody of Infants Act 1891
       1965 - 2000 Children's Services Act 1965
             1992 - Juvenile Justice Act 1992
             1999 - Child Protection Act 1999

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Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives, Queensland Legislation, 2009, http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/collections-online/digitised-collections/remove-and-protect/queensland; 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