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Legislation Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

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    Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Cth), courtesy of AustLII: Australasian Legal Information Institute; and AIATSIS: To Remove and Protect: ACT.
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From
1938
To
1938
Categories
Legislation

Summary

Regulated adoption of children in the ACT for the first time. The Child Welfare Act 1923 (NSW) which regulated adoption in NSW did not apply in the ACT. Consent to adoption required of parent or guardian, person with custody, or person liable to contribute to support. Consent may be dispensed with where a person has abandoned or deserted the infant; cannot be found; is incapable of giving consent; persistently neglected or refused to contribute to support of infant where liable; or where the court is satisfied that in all the circumstances it should be dispensed with. Repealed by Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965 (Cth).

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Title
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Cth)
Type
Document
Date
1938
Source
AustLII: Australasian Legal Information Institute; and AIATSIS: To Remove and Protect: ACT

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Australian Capital Territory: Provisions of the legislations', in To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 2009, http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/removeprotect/prov/act_prov.html.

Prepared by: Anna Trengove

Created: 4 May 2011, Last modified: 15 December 2011