The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an international convention, setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of…
An orphan is a child whose mother or father or both has died. Historically, in the context of institutional ‘care’, the term ‘orphan’ did not necessarily mean a child whose parents had died. It was most often used to describe a child whose parent/s were (or were judged to be) unable, for many different reasons,…
The Wattle Day Appeal was an annual fundraising event, used to raise funds for children’s institutions and other charitable organisations. The annual Wattle Day Appeal began in 1910, with Wattle Day events held in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Over the next few years, Wattle Day events were also held in Queensland and…
Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (No. 19, 1915), had the full title ‘An Act to provide for the Acceptance of certain Territory Surrendered by the State of New South Wales to the Commonwealth’. The Act created the Territory of Jervis Bay, and specified that the Territory was subject to the laws of the Australian…
The Human Rights Act 2004 is a law which recognises and describes the fundamental civil and political rights that individuals have. It gives the Attorney General and Human Rights Commissioner some powers to intervene in courts and tribunals where human rights are concerned, and gives the Supreme Court the power to declare Territory laws ‘incompatible’…
The Information Privacy Act (ACT) is a law of the Australian Capital Territory which regulates the storage and handling of personal information about individuals by ACT Government agencies. It replaced, in the Territory, the Commonwealth Privacy Act which had until then been the privacy law in force. It includes a number of Territory Privacy Principles…
Law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) needs to be understood in light of the history of the territory’s governance. The ACT became a self-governing territory in 1989. Before 1989, laws in the ACT were made by federal (Commonwealth) Acts, or by Ordinances made by the Governor-General. From 1989, the ACT Legislative Assembly has been…
The Parentage Act 2004 (Act no. 1/2004) became effective on 22 March 2004. It was varied by the Adoption Amendment Act 2009 (No. 2) in 2009.
The Children’s Services (Amendment) Ordinance 1987 (Act no. 28/1987) amended the Children’s Services Ordinance 1986. It began on 15 June 1987 and was repealed by the Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 on 10 May 2000. This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989.
The Adoption (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act no. 23/1993) full title was ‘An Act to amend certain Acts in consequence of the enactment of the Adoption Act 1993’. The Acts amended by this Bill were the Artificial Conception Act 1985, the Birth (Equality of Status) Act 1988, the Children’s Services Act 1986, and the Testamentary…
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