Reformatory Schools Act 1866 (1869 - 1901)

From

1869

To

1901

Alternative Names

• An Act to establish Juvenile Reformatories

Location

New South Wales

The Reformatory Schools Act 1866 (30 Victoria, Act No. 4, 1866) came into operation in 1869. Under the Act, any child under the age of sixteen who had been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to fourteen or more days imprisonment could be sent to a reformatory for one to five years. There were to be separate reformatories for boys and girls, and parents were asked to pay maintenance for children, if possible, while they served time. The Act was repealed by the Reformatory and Industrial Schools Act 1901.

Timeline

1869 - 1901

Reformatory Schools Act 1866

1901 - 1905

Reformatory and Industrial Schools Act 1901