The Guardianship and Administration Board, established in 1995, replaced the Guardianship Board. In 2014, it appoints guardians for adults with intellectual disabilities, manages their financial affairs if necessary, and organises enduring powers of attorney. According to the website of the Guardianship and Administration Board, it ‘can make decisions for the benefit of persons who have…
The Guardianship and Administration Act of 1995 (No.44 of 1995) established the Guardianship and Administration Board and set out the provisions for applying for the guardianship of an adult with an intellectual disability.
The Queen’s Asylum Act 1861 also known by the full title “An Act to provide for the better Control and Guardianship of Children in the Queen’s Asylum”(Act no.25 Vict. No. 5) became law in 1861. It provided for a Board of Guardians for the Queen’s Orphan Asylum to be established and set out the conditions…
The Launceston City Mission, Launceston Town City Mission until 1889, was founded in 1854. Its brief was to spread the gospel to non-church goers in inner city working class communities. In 2014, the Launceston City Mission is still active. Like the London City Mission, the Launceston City Missioners were Protestant but non-denominational. City Missioners saw…
The Neglected Children’s Department was established in March 1897. It was the first government department in Tasmania that specifically managed children who were considered to be offenders or neglected. In 1901, following Australian federation, Tasmania became a state and the state government took over the management of the Neglected Children’s Department. The Youthful Offenders, Destitute…
The Charitable Grants Department, also known as the office of the Administrator of Charitable Relief, was originally administered by the Colony of Tasmania. In 1901, following Australian federation, the newly formed state government took it over. The Department provided outdoor relief, that is, funds or food given to poor people not living in an institution….
The Overseas Children Scheme (Australian terminology), also known as the Children’s Overseas Reception Board Scheme (British terminology), was a program to evacuate children from Britain to various Commonwealth countries so that they could escape the German bombing during World War Two. A total of 577 children came to Australia as evacuees under this scheme. They…
Overseas Childrens Reception Committee – Correspondence Concerning Children Brought to Tasmania under the Auspices of the Overseas Childrens Reception Committee contains the case files of children brought from Britain during World War Two as child evacuees. The Social Services Department created the records. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For…
Anglicare Tasmania began in 1977. It was originally called the Diocesan Social Welfare Committee, and was established in October 1977 by the Anglican Church of Tasmania Synod. From 1983 until 1988 the organisation was called the Anglican Family Care Service. In 1988 it officially changed its name to Anglicare. Anglicare Tasmania assists people who have…
The Criminal Code Act 1924 (Act No.69/1924) brought all the laws concerning criminal behaviour together into one piece of legislation. It contained a number of provisions that affected children. The preamble to the Criminal Code stated that it was: ‘an Act to declare, consolidate, and amend the criminal law, and to establish a code of…
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