Law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) needs to be understood in light of the history of the territory’s governance since 1911, when the state of New South Wales transferred the territory to the federal government. The ACT became a self-governing territory in 1989. Before 1989, laws in the ACT were made by federal (Commonwealth)…
Adoption is the legal process which transfers the legal rights and responsibilities of being a parent from a child’s birth parents to adoptive parents. The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 regulated adoption in the ACT for the first time. The 1938 Ordinance was repealed by the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965 which marked a distinct…
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