Act No. 15, 1901.
An Act to consolidate the enactments providing for the care and education of infants who may be convicted of felony or misdemeanour.
[4th October, 1901.]
| BE it enacted by the K i n g ' s Mos t Exce l l en t Majesty by and wi th | t h e advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Counci l a n d Legislat ive |
| Assembly of N e w South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by | the |
| a u t h o r i t y | of t h e same as follows | :— |
| 1. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " I n f a n t | Convicts | Adopt ion |
2. The A c t men t ioned in t h e Schedule here to is he reby repealed.
3. I n this A c t , —
| " C o u r t " means t he Supreme | Court . |
| " J u d g e " | means J u d g e | of t he Sup reme | Cour t . |
| 4. | (1) | WheneA'er a n y in fan t u n d e r t he age of n ine teen years is |
convicted of felony or mi sdemeanour t h e Cour t or a J u d g e m a y if of opinion t h a t it will be for t h e infant ' s benefit m a k e a n order ass igning the care or cus tody of such in fan t du r ing his minor i ty or pa r t thereof to a n y appl icant who is wi l l ing to t ake charge of h im and provide for
| his | m a i n t e n a n c e | and | educat ion. |
| (2) The Cour t or J u d g e in deal ing wi th such | applicat ion |
shall have regard to t he prevent ion of c r ime the age of t h e infant and the c i rcumstances habi t s and charac te r of his paren ts or t e s t amen ta ry
| or | n a t u r a l | guard ian . |
(3) The Court or J u d g e m a y a t t ach to every order such t e rms a n d conditions and such regula t ions respect ing the ma in t enance educat ion a n d care of the infant as i t or he t h inks proper and shall in every case direct t h a t t he in fan t shall not du r ing t h e con t inuance of t he order be seat beyond the seas or ou t of t he jur isdic t ion of t h e Court .
| 5. | Eve ry order shall be b ind ing upon the fa ther a n d | t e s t amenta ry |
or n a t u r a l gua rd ian of t h e infant and no person shall be ent i t led to use or exercise over the infant any power or control inconsis tent wi th
| t he | order. |
| 6. The Cour t m a y a t any t i m e rescind any order or from t ime to t ime rescind or vary t he t e rms condit ions or regula t ions | a t t ached |
| there to . |
7. (1) The Cour t m a y if any appl icat ion does not appear to be well founded award costs agains t the appl icant .
| (2) | Such costs shall be payable to any pa ren t or t e s t amen ta ry |
| or n a t u r a l | gua rd ian who | opposes t h e | applicat ion. |
8. (1) No fee reward emolumen t or g ra tu i ty whatsoever shall be demanded t aken or received by any officer or Minis ter of the Cour t for any m a t t e r or t h i n g done in the Court or by or before a J u d g e in pursuance of th is Act .
| (2) U p o n | t h e m a k i n g or opposing of any | applicat ion a |
J u d g e may assign counsel and a t to rney to advise and carry on or to oppose t he appl icat ion who are hereby required to do the i r duties there in w i thou t fee or reward.
| 9. No th ing contained in th is A c t shall affect or in any | m a n n e r |
interfere wi th t h e execut ion of t he sentence passed upon such infant
| upon his convict ion. | S C H E D U L E . |
| Reference to Act. | Title. | Extent of repeal. |
| 1 3 | V i c . | N o . | 2 1 | . . . | A n | A c t | t o | p r o v i d e | for | t h e | C a r e | a n d | E d u c a t i o n | of | T h e | w h o l e | A c t . |
| I n f a n t s | w h o | m a y | be | c o n v i c t e d | of | F e l o n y | or |
M i s d e m e a n o u r .
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