![An Act to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Children, and to provide for Settlements for the benefit of Children in certain cases. [14th March, 1894.]](../objects/thumbs/tn_ND0000096_Custody_of_Children_1894.png)
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Children, and to provide for Settlements for the benefit of Children in certain cases. [14th March, 1894.], 14 March 1894, courtesy of Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
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The Custody of Children and Children's Settlements Act 1894 enabled courts to refuse a parents' application for the return of a child if the court was of the opinion that the parent has abandoned or deserted or neglected the child or otherwise so conducted himself or herself that the court should refuse to enforce the parent's right to custody; or where the tender age or state of health of the child render it expedient that the child should remain with the child's mother or some other person. Repealed by Infants' Custody and Settlements Act 1899.
1894 - 1899 Custody of Children and Children's Settlements Act 1894
1899 - Infants' Custody and Settlements Act
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Created: 25 May 2011, Last modified: 10 June 2021
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