The Adoption of Children Act 1988 made the welfare of the child the first consideration in any adoption. In addition, it contained provisions enabling adult adoptees to obtain information about themselves. The Act established the Adoption Information Service. The Adoption of Children Act 1988 repealed the Adoption of Children Act 1968. The new Act set…
The Infant Life Protection Act 1907 also known by its full title as ‘An Act to make Better Provision for the Protection of Infant Life, and for other purposes’ (Act no.7 Edw. VII No.51) was intended to reduce the high mortality rate of illegitimate babies by providing for the inspection of their foster homes. This…
The Youthful Offenders, Destitute and Neglected Children’s Act also known by its full title “An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Destitute Children and Youthful Offenders, and to make further provision for the Care and Control of neglected Children” (Act no.60 Vict. No.24) provided for the establishment of a Neglected Children’s Department…
The Industrial Schools Act (Act no.31 Vict. No.37) with the full title ‘An Act to provide for the Establishment in Tasmania of Institutions for the Industrial Training and Benefit of Vagrant Children and Youthful Offenders’ provided for the establishment of institutions for children who were neglected or had committed an offence. Such children could be…
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Child Care Association was established in 1983 in Launceston. In 2014, it provides long term day child care, an Aboriginal parenting support service, and manages the funds for other projects that support learning for young Aboriginal people. The Tasmanian Aboriginal Child Care Association was established by Molly Mallett who was born on…
The Ashley Youth Detention Centre, established in 1999, was previously known as the Ashley Home for Boys. It is in Deloraine. In 2013, it is a government-run custodial institution for boys and girls, aged between 10 and 18. The 1997 Youth Justice Act established the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. It is the only institution of…
The Launceston Girls’ Industrial School, which was managed by a Board of Governors and Ladies Committee, opened in 1877. It trained girls up to the age of 16 in domestic and laundry work. In 1921, it became the Launceston Girls’ Home. The Launceston Girls’ Industrial School was established under the auspices of the 1867 Industrial…
The Hobart Girls Industrial School opened as the Hobart Town Female Refuge in 1862. It was for girls considered to be neglected. In 1945, the Salvation Army took the School over and renamed it the Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls. Hobart Girls’ Industrial School had eight different locations between 1862 and 1945. The first…
The Hobart Girls’ Training School, started by the Ladies’ Christian Association, opened in 1881. The School was for girls aged 10 to 17 who had been sentenced by a magistrate to go there for between two months and five years. The Training School was closed in June 1905, as the government was not prepared to…
Tresca, run by the Fairbridge Society, opened in Exeter in 1958. It was a Home for child migrants, most of whom arrived under the parent following scheme. Tresca closed in 1976. Tresca, built between 1909 and 1911 by Eric Reed, was one of the first and most substantial houses in the West Tamar area. Reed…
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