The Quaker Marriages Act (No 4 of 25 and 26 Vic, 1862) was passed and commenced on 21 October 1862. Its full title was: An Act to amend the Acts relating to Marriages in the Province of South Australia by extending certain provisions thereof to persons professing with the Society of Friends called Quakers. This…
The Marriage Act (No 18 of 15 and 16 Vic, 1852) was passed and commenced on 5 October 1842. Its full title was: An Act to amend the Law of Marriage in the Province of South Australia. It was an amendment to the Marriage Act 1842.
The Masters and Servants Act 1877 (Act No. 83/1877) was assented to and commenced on 21 December 1877. Full title: An Act to Amend the Masters and Servants Act, 1863. The Act was repealed by Masters and Servants Act 1878 on 30 November 1878.
The Masters and Servants Act 1852 (15 &16 Vic., 1852 No.6) was assented to on 15 October 1852 and commenced on 2 November 1852. Full title: An Act Further to Amend the Laws relating to Masters and Servants. The Act was repealed by the Masters and Servants Act 1863 on 12 November 1863.
The Masters and Servants Act 1849 (12 &13 Vic., 1849 No.5) was assented to and commenced on 1 August 1849. Full title: Ordinance Enacted by the Governor of South Australia, with the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council thereof to Amend an Ordinance (No 9 of 1847) ‘To amend the Laws relating to Masters…
The Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1941 (Act No. 44/1941) was fully entitled ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Act, 1926-1937 and for other purposes’. It commenced on 27 November 1941. This Act replaced the terms ‘uncontrollable’ and ‘incorrigible’ with the term ‘uncontrolled’. It also allowed for the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Board to transfer…
The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886 (No 387 of 49 and 50 Vic, 1886) established the State Children’s Council and introduced the term ‘State Child’ into legislation. The State Children’s Council took over all the functions of the Destitute Board in relation to children. The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886 was amended by…
The Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1965 (Act No. 54/1965) further amended the Maintenance Act 1926. Its full title was ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Act, 1926-1963, and certain other Acts; to repeal the Children’s Institutions Subsidies Act, 1961, and to make other provision in lieu thereof, and for other purposes’. It was passed on…
The Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1958 (Act No. 31/1957) further amended the Maintenance Act 1926. Its full title was ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Act, 1926-1952’, and it commenced on 27 November 1958. The main impact of this legislation was the change of name of the Glandore Industrial School to the Glandore Children’s Home.
The Aborigines Act Amendment Act 1939 (Act No. 14/1939) was assented to on 22 November 1939 and commenced on 1 February 1940. It’s full title was ‘An Act to amend the Aborigines Act, 1934’. It replaced the position of Chief Protector with the Aborigines Protection Board. Key Provisions: Position of Chief Protector replaced by the…
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