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South Australia - Legislation

Children's Protection Act 1936 (1937 - 1972)

  • Children's Protection Act 1936

    Children's Protection Act 1936, courtesy of AIATSIS.
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From
1937
To
1972
Categories
Principal Act
Website
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/sa/num_act/cpa2279o1936275/

The Children's Protection Act 1936 (Act No. 2279/1936) was assented to on 3 September 1936 and commenced on 1 April 1937. Its long title was 'An Act to consolidate certain Acts relating to the protection and punishment of children'. It was repealed by the Community Welfare Act 1972. It resembled the Children's Protection Act 1899.

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Children's Protection Act 1936
Title
Children's Protection Act 1936
Type
Document
Date
1936
Source
AIATSIS

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Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect, South Australian Legislation, AIATSIS, 2009, http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/collections-online/digitised-collections/remove-and-protect/south-australia;

Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - South Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.

Prepared by: Melissa Downing, Christine Moje