Legislation Adoption Act 1964
State of Victoria
The Adoption of Children Act 1964
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- 1964
- To
- 1964
Summary
The Adoption Act 1964 banned all private adoptions.
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- 'Victoria [excerpts from Victorian legislation]', in To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives, This section of the AIATSIS website is a part of the online exhibition, 'To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives'. It contains digitised excerpts of legislation from Victoria and other states and territories in Victoria that are relevant to the removal of Indigenous children from their families. Many of these laws are not specifically in relation to Aboriginal children, and are thus relevant to child welfare in Victoria for non-Indigenous children as well., Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 2008, http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/removeprotect/leg/vic_leg.html. Details
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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Victoria [excerpts from Victorian legislation]', in To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives, This section of the AIATSIS website is a part of the online exhibition, 'To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives'. It contains digitised excerpts of legislation from Victoria and other states and territories in Victoria that are relevant to the removal of Indigenous children from their families. Many of these laws are not specifically in relation to Aboriginal children, and are thus relevant to child welfare in Victoria for non-Indigenous children as well., Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 2008, http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/removeprotect/leg/vic_leg.html.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 9 September 2009, Last modified: 7 July 2010