Timeline of significant Events and Legislation in the History of Child Welfare in New South Wales
- 1820s
- 1830s
- 1840s
- 1850s
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
1820s
1840s
1860s
- Destitute Children Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales (1866 - 1901)
- Reformatory Schools Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales [30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866] (1869 - 1901)
1870s
- Destitute Children Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales (1866 - 1901)
- Reformatory Schools Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales [30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866] (1869 - 1901)
1880s
- Destitute Children Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales (1866 - 1901)
- Reformatory Schools Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales [30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866] (1869 - 1901)
- State Children Relief Act 1881, Colony of New South Wales (1881 - 1923)
1890s
- Destitute Children Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales (1866 - 1901)
- Reformatory Schools Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales [30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866] (1869 - 1901)
- State Children Relief Act 1881, Colony of New South Wales (1881 - 1923)
- Children's Protection Act 1892, Colony of New South Wales
- Custody of Children and Children's Settlements Act, Colony of New South Wales (1894)
- State Children Relief (Amendment) Act of 1896 (1896 - 1905)
- Infants Custody and Settlements Act, Colony of New South Wales (1899)
1900s
- Destitute Children Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales (1866 - 1901)
- Reformatory Schools Act 1866, Colony of New South Wales [30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866] (1869 - 1901)
- State Children Relief Act 1881, Colony of New South Wales (1881 - 1923)
- State Children Relief (Amendment) Act of 1896 (1896 - 1905)
- Reformatory and Industrial Schools Act 1901, State of New South Wales
- State Children Relief Act 1901, State of New South Wales
- Infant Convicts Adoption Act 1901, State of New South Wales
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Children's Protection Act 1902, State of New South Wales
- Infant Protection Act 1904, State of New South Wales (1904 - 1923)
- Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act 1905, State of New South Wales
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
1910s
- State Children Relief Act 1881, Colony of New South Wales (1881 - 1923)
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Infant Protection Act 1904, State of New South Wales (1904 - 1923)
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Aborigines Protection Amending Act 1915, State of New South Wales
- Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act, State of New South Wales (1918)
- Amendment to the Aborigines Protection Amending Act 1915, State of New South Wales (1918)
1920s
- State Children Relief Act 1881, Colony of New South Wales (1881 - 1923)
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Infant Protection Act 1904, State of New South Wales (1904 - 1923)
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Child Welfare Act 1923, State of New South Wales
1930s
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act 1936, State of New South Wales
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
1940s
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
- Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act 1940, State of New South Wales
- Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act 1943, State of New South Wales
1950s
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Aborigines Protection Act 1909, State of New South Wales (1909 - 1969)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
1960s
- Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901, State of New South Wales (1901 - 1964)
- Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
- Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act 1963, State of New South Wales
- Adoption of Children Act 1965, State of New South Wales (1965 - 2003)
- Adoption of Children Amendment Act, State of New South Wales (1966)
- Aborigines Act 1969, State of New South Wales
1970s
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
- Adoption of Children Act 1965, State of New South Wales (1965 - 2003)
1980s
- Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)
- Adoption of Children Act 1965, State of New South Wales (1965 - 2003)
- Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act, State of New South Wales (1980)
- Community Welfare Bill 1981, State of New South Wales
- Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987, State of New South Wales
- Community Welfare Act 1987, State of New South Wales
- Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987 - 1991)
- Children (Community Service Orders) Amendment Act 1988, State of New South Wales
- Children (Community Service Orders) Further Amendment Act 1988, State of New South Wales
1990s
- Adoption of Children Act 1965, State of New South Wales (1965 - 2003)
- Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987 - 1991)
- Child (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 1990, State of New South Wales
- Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service (1995 - 1997)
- National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families (1995 - 1997)
- NSW Apology to to the Aboriginal people of Australia for the separation of children from their families (18 June 1997)
- NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Adoption Practices in NSW (1998 - 2000)
2000s
- Adoption of Children Act 1965, State of New South Wales (1965 - 2003)
- Adoption Information Act 1990 (1990 - 2003)
- NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Adoption Practices in NSW (1998 - 2000)
- Adoption Act 2000 (2000 - )
- Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care (2003 - 2004)
- Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples (13 February 2008)
- NSW Premier's Apology to Forgotten Australians and Child Migrants (19 September 2009)
- Australian Parliament Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants (16 November 2009)
2010s
- Adoption Act 2000 (2000 - )
- Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Practices (2011 - 2012)
- Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse, Commonwealth Government (2012 - )
- NSW Parliament Apology for Forced Adoption Practices (29 September 2012)
- National Apology for Forced Adoptions (21 March 2013)
Last updated: 26 April 2013
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