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Adoption of Children Act 1925 (1925 - 1967)

  • Adoption of Children Act 1925

    Adoption of Children Act 1925, courtesy of AIATSIS.
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1925
To
1967
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Principal Act
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http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/sa/num_act/aoca1692o1925237/

The Adoption of Children Act 1925 (Act No. 1692/1925) commenced on 17 December 1925. Its long title was 'An Act relating to the Adoption of Children'. It introduced a system of legal adoption of children in South Australia for children under the age of 15 years. It was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1966/7.

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The Adoption of Children Act 1925 had several amendments: Act No.2011/1931, Act No.2168/1934, Act No.2293/1936, Act No.4/1940, Act No.18/1943.

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Adoption of Children Act 1925
Title
Adoption of Children Act 1925
Type
Document
Date
1925
Source
AIATSIS

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Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect, South Australian Legislation, AIATSIS, 2009, http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/collections-online/digitised-collections/remove-and-protect/south-australia;

Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - South Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.

Prepared by: Melissa Downing, Christine Moje