Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT - NOTES

STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT
As in force at 17 March 2004

northern territory of australia

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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 17 March 2004.  Any amendments that may come into operation after that date are not included.
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Status of Children act


Notes
1. The Status of Children Act comprises the Status of Children Act 1978 and amendments made by other legislation, the details of which are specified in the following table:


Act

Number and 
year

Date of assent by Administrator

Date of commencement


Status of Children Act 1978

No. 16, 1979

26 Jan 1979

21 Sept 1979 (a)


Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1979

No. 128, 1979

15 Oct 1979

15 Oct 1979


Status of Children Amendment Act 1985

No. 40, 1985

18 Sept 1985

1 Nov 1985 (b)


Statute Law Revision Act 1988

No. 66, 1988

22 Dec 1988

22 Dec 1988


Statute Law Revision Act 1990

No. 33, 1990

11 June 1990

11 June 1990


Status of Children Act 1996

No. 16, 1996

19 Apr 1996

1 July 1996 (c)


Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996

No. 27, 1996

28 June 1996

1 Jan 1997 (d)


Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2003

No. 44, 2003

7 July 2003

7 July 2003


Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003

No. 1, 2004

7 Jan 2004

17 Mar 2004 (e)


(a) See section 2 and Gazette G38, dated 21 September 1979, p. 1.
(b) See section 2 and Gazette G43, dated 30 October 1985, p. 2.
(c) See section 2 and Gazette S15, dated 13 June 1996.
(d) See section 2, section 2 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 and Gazette G49, dated 4 December 1996, p. 5.
(e) See section 2 and Gazette G11, dated 17 March 2004, p. 8.
2. Section 15 of the Status of Children Amendment Act 1996 provides as follows:
"15. TRANSITIONAL
 "The amendments effected by this Act apply only to and in relation to proceedings commenced after the commencement of this Act, and the Principal Act, as in force immediately before that commencement, shall continue to apply to and in relation to proceedings commenced before that commencement as if this Act had never come into force.".
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Table of Amendments
Section
Long title Amended by No. 16, 1996, s. 4
2A.   Inserted by No. 16, 1996, s. 5
3.   Amended by No. 66, 1988, s. 5; No. 16, 1996, s. 6; No. 27, 1996, s. 7
4.   Amended by No. 16, 1996, s. 7
4A.   Inserted by No. 16, 1996, s. 8
5.   Substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 8
Heading
Part IIA  Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5A.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5B.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5C.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5D.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5DA.   Inserted by No. 1, 2004, s. 41
5E.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
5F.   Inserted by No. 40, 1985, s. 4
7.   Amended by No. 44, 2003, s. 3
9.   Substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 9
9A.   Inserted by No. 16, 1996, s. 9
9B.   Inserted by No. 16, 1996, s. 9
10.   Amended by No. 128, 1979, s. 31; No. 66, 1988, s. 5; No. 16, 1996, s. 10
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Part V   Substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 11
13.   Amended by No. 33, 1990, s. 9; substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 11
14.   Substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 11
15.   Substituted by No. 16, 1996, s. 11
16.   Amended by No. 33, 1990, s. 9; No. 16, 1996, s. 12
17.   Amended by No. 16, 1996, s. 13
18.   Amended by No. 16, 1996, s. 14
19.   Repealed by No.44, 2003, s. 3
20.   Repealed by No. 66, 1988, s. 5
Schedule  Repealed by No. 44, 2003, s. 3
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