South Australia: Legislation


The legislation published herein is current to the date the Act or its Amendment was published and does not necessarily reflect subsequent amendments to legislation still in force today. The legislation herein is reproduced with the permission of the State, Territory and Commonwealth governments, but such legislation does not purport to be the official or authorised version/s.


An Ordinance for the Protection, Maintenance and Upbringing of Orphans and other Destitute Children and Aborigines Act 1844 (221 kb) Provisions

Children's Protection Act 1899 (335 kb) Provisions

Aborigines Act 1911 (1175kb) Provisions

Aborigines (Training of Children) Act 1923 (331 kb) Provisions

Adoption of Children Act 1925 (533 kb) Provisions

Aborigines Act 1934 (1120 kb) Provisions

Children's Protection Act 1936 (415 kb) Provisions

Children's Protection Act 1936 (415 kb) Provisions

Adoption Act 1988 (977 kb) Provisions

Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962 (904 kb) Provisions


Destitute Persons Act 1881


State Children's Act 1895


Maintenance Act 1926


Aborigines Act Amendment Act 1939


Juvenile Courts Act 1965-66


Adoption of Children Act 1966-67


Juvenile Courts Act 1971


Community Welfare Act 1972


Children's Protection and Young Offenders Act 1979


Youth Court Act 1993, Young Offenders Act 1993 and Children's Protection Act 1993