Status of Children Act 1978 No. 30
Table of Reprints
Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
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06 October 1988 | 23 August 1994 | 1988 Act No. 64 | |
01 September 2002 | 2001 Act No. 17(amd 2002 Act No. 34) | ||
01 April 2003 | 2002 Act No. 74 | ||
01 February 2004 | 2003 Act No. 31 | ||
23 October 2008 | 2008 Act No. 54 |
Act renumbered |
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01 June 2010 | 2010 Act No. 2 | ||
23 February 2012 | 2011 Act No. 46 | ||
27 June 2012 | 16 March 2016 | 2012 Act No. 12 | |
22 March 2016 | 22 January 2020 | 2015 Act No. 33 | |
01 August 2023 | 04 August 2023 | 2023 Act No. 1 | |
24 June 2024 | 02 December 2024 | 2023 Act No. 17 |
List of Legislation
Status of Children Act 1978 No. 30
date of assent 08 June 1978
commenced 1 January 1979 (see s 1 (2))
Amending legislation
Status of Children Act Amendment Act 1988 No. 64
date of assent 06 October 1988
commenced on date of assent
Status of Children Amendment Act 2001 No. 17 pts 1–2, s 3 sch (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 11 May 2001
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2002 (2002 SL No. 222)
Amending legislation
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No. 34 ss 1, 74 sch 6 (amends 2001 No. 17 above)
date of assent 16 August 2002
commenced on date of assent
Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 ss 1–2, 90 sch
date of assent 13 December 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 No. 31 ss 1–2, 59 sch 1
date of assent 23 May 2003
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2004 (2003 SL No. 360)
Guardianship and Administration and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 54 pts 1, 5
date of assent 23 October 2008
commenced on date of assent
Surrogacy Act 2010 No. 2 ss 1–2, ch 6 pt 10, s 100 sch 1
date of assent 16 February 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 June 2010 (2010 SL No. 86)
Civil Partnerships Act 2011 No. 46 ss 1–2, pt 6 div 19
date of assent 06 December 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 February 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 12 ss 1, 59(2)–(3) sch pts 2, 3
date of assent 27 June 2012
commenced on date of assent
Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015 No. 33
date of assent 17 December 2015
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 52(2)–(3) sch pts 2–3 comm 22 March 2016 (2016 SL No. 14)
Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 1
date of assent 28 February 2023
sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 August 2023 (2023 SL No. 94)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 No. 17
date of assent 23 June 2023
s 182 sch 3 pt 1 comm 24 June 2024 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))
Table of renumbered provisions
under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Status of Children Act 1978 s 21
[Reprint No. 2]
Previous |
Renumbered as |
1A |
2 |
1B |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2A |
5 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9(4A) |
9(5) |
9(4B) |
9(6) |
9(4C) |
9(7) |
9(4D) |
9(8) |
9(5) |
9(9) |
11A |
12 |
12 |
13 |
14(2A) |
14(3) |
14(2B) |
14(4) |
14(3) |
14(5) |
14A |
15 |
14B |
16 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
17A |
20 |
18 |
21 |
18AA |
22 |
18AB |
23 |
18A |
24 |
18B |
25 |
18C |
26 |
18D |
27 |
18E |
28 |
18F |
29 |
18G |
30 |
19 |
31 |
20 |
32 |
22 |
33 |
23 |
34 |
24 |
35 |
History notes
Long title amd 1988 No. 64s 3; 2001 No. 17s 4
pt 1 hdg ins 1988 No. 64s 4
s 1 sub 2001 No. 17s 5
s 1A ins 1988 No. 64s 5
om 6 October 1988 RA s 36
s 2 ins 2001 No. 17s 5
s 3 ins 2001 No. 17s 5
s 4 def artificial insemination ins 2010 No. 2s 101
s 4 def semen ins 2010 No. 2s 101
s 4 def womb ins 2010 No. 2s 101
s 4 amd 1988 No. 64s 7
sub 2001 No. 17s 6 (amd 2002 No. 34s 74sch 6)
s 5 prev s 5 om 2001 No. 17s 9
pres s 5 ins 2001 No. 17s 6
pt 2 hdg ins 1988 No. 64s 6
reloc 2001 No. 17s 3 sch
s 6 amd 2001 No. 17 ss 7, 3 sch
s 7 amd 1988 No. 64s 8; 2001 No. 17s 3 sch
s 8 prev s 8 om 2001 No. 17s 11
pres s 8 amd 1988 No. 64s 8; 2001 No. 17 ss 10, 3 sch; 2010 No. 2s 102; 2011 No. 46s 80; 2012 No. 12s 59 schpt 2; 2015 No. 33 s 52(2) sch pt 2
s 9 amd 2001 No. 17s 3 sch; 2003 No. 31s 59sch 1; 2010 No. 2s 103; 2023 No. 17 s 182 sch 3
s 10 amd 2001 No. 17 ss 12, 3 sch; 2010 No. 2s 104
s 11 sub 2001 No. 17s 13
s 12 ins 2001 No. 17s 13 (amd 2002 No. 34s 74sch 6)
amd 2010 No. 2s 100sch 1
s 13 amd 2001 No. 17s 3 sch; 2023 No. 1 s 97 sch 1 pt 2
pt 3 hdg ins 1988 No. 64s 9
pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 14(1)
s 14 ins 1988 No. 64s 9
amd 2001 No. 17s 16; 2008 No. 54s 29
pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 14(2)
pt 3 div 2 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2008 No. 54s 30
s 15 (prev s 13) ins 1988 No. 64 s 9
amd 2001 No. 17 s 15(1)–(2)
renum and reloc 2001 No. 17 s 15(3)
amd 2002 No. 74s 90 sch; 2011 No. 46 s 81; 2012 No. 12s 59 schpt 2; 2015 No. 33 s 52(2) sch pt 2
pt 3 div 2 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2008 No. 54s 31
s 16 ins 2008 No. 54s 31
s 17 ins 1988 No. 64s 9
amd 2008 No. 54s 32
s 18 ins 1988 No. 64s 9
amd 2008 No. 54s 33; 2010 No. 2s 105
s 19 ins 1988 No. 64s 9
amd 2008 No. 54s 34; 2010 No. 2s 106
pt 3 div 2 sdiv 2A hdg ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19A ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19B ins 2010 No. 2 s 107
amd 2011 No. 46 s 82; 2012 No. 12s 59 schpt 3; 2015 No. 33 s 52(3) sch pt 3
s 19C ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19D ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19E ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19F ins 2010 No. 2s 107
s 19G ins 2010 No. 2s 107
pt 3 div 2 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2008 No. 54s 35
s 20 prev s 20 (orig s 14) renum 1988 No. 64s 11
om 6 October 1988 RA s 40
pres s 20 ins 2008 No. 54 s 35
sub 2010 No. 2 s 108
amd 2011 No. 46 s 83; 2012 No. 12s 59 schpt 3; 2015 No. 33 s 52(3) sch pt 3
s 21 prev s 21 ins 2001 No. 17s 18
om 23 October 2008 RA s 37
pres s 21 ins 1988 No. 64s 9
amd 2008 No. 54s 36
s 22 ins 2008 No. 54s 37
amd 2010 No. 2s 109
s 23 ins 2008 No. 54s 37
amd 2010 No. 2s 110
pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 24 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 25 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 26 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 27 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 28 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
pt 3 div 4 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 29 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
s 30 ins 2001 No. 17s 17
pt 4 hdg ins 1988 No. 64s 10
s 31 (orig s 13) renum 1988 No. 64s 11
sub 2001 No. 17s 18
s 32 ins 2001 No. 17s 18
pt 5 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 18
pt 5 div 1 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 18
s 33 (prev s 4(1)–(2)) amd 2001 No. 17s 8(1)–(3)
reloc and renum 2001 No. 17s 8(6)
s 34 (prev s 4A (orig s 4(3))) amd 2001 No. 17s 8(4)
renum 2001 No. 17s 8(5)
reloc and renum 2001 No. 17s 8(6)
pt 5 div 2 hdg ins 2001 No. 17s 19
s 35 ins 2001 No. 17s 19
pt 5 div 3 hdg ins 2010 No. 2s 111
s 36 ins 2010 No. 2s 111
s 37 ins 2010 No. 2s 111
Status of Children Act 1978
Government Bill | |
Assent: 08 June 1978 | Act 1978, No. 30 Act 1978, No. 30 |