Infant Convicts Act 1849, 5 September 1849, courtesy of NSW legislation.
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The Infant Convicts Act 1849 [21/1849 (13 Vic. No.21)], also known as 'An Act to provide for the Care and Education of Infants who may be convicted of Felony or Misdemeanour', allowed judges and magistrates to make custody orders, and send children into the care of other adults, when sentencing children convicted of crimes. It did not provide for a different system of Courts as in the later Children's Court: in this era, children were tried in adult courts, under the same laws. This Act was repealed by Infant Convicts Adoption Act 1901.
1849 - 1901 Infant Convicts Act 1849
1901 - 1939 Infant Convicts Adoption Act 1901
1939 - 1987 Child Welfare Act 1939
1965 - 2003 Adoption of Children Act 1965
1987 - 2010 Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987
1998 - Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
2000 - Adoption Act 2000
Prepared by: Liam Hogan
Created: 25 May 2011, Last modified: 10 June 2021
Last updated: 4 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nsw/biogs/NE00499b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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