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Public Education Act 1899 (1899 - 1928)

  • Public Education Act 1899

    Public Education Act 1899, 5 October 1899, courtesy of State Law Publisher of Western Australia,.
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From
1899
To
1928
Categories
Principal Act
Website
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_a6382.html

The Public Education Act 1899 (s.9) (63 Vict. No. 3) appointed officers to 'accost in the streets or other public places' children 'of school age who are apparently not in attendance at school'. Those children and their parents could then be brought before the courts and children who were found to be 'beyond the control' of their parents could be sent to an industrial school until they were 14 years of age (s.13). This Act was repealed by the Education Act 1938 s. 2(1) (No. 33 of 1928) as at 28 Dec 1928.

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Public Education Act 1899
Title
Public Education Act 1899
Type
Document
Date
5 October 1899
Source
State Law Publisher of Western Australia,

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Sources used to compile this entry: Public Education Act 1899 [Document], Date: 5 October 1899.

Prepared by: Debra Rosser