State Children Act Amendment Act of 1917 (8 Geo v No. 13) (Qld)

8272 CHILDREN. State OhiliJlren Act Amendment Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 13, CHILDREN. TH 8 N E G o. , S o 1 T , 3 A V ; T . E An Aot to Ame • Inndo"eTr • thaemStp • aatertCIoh u il l darresn. Aot of 1911 " BE CHILDREN ACT ~ : ~ N. [ASSENTED TO 71.'H DECEMBER, 1917.] it enacted by the King's Most Excell~ nt Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as " The State Ohildren Act Amendment .dct of 1917," and shall be read as one with " The State Ohildren Act of 1911,"* herein referred to as the Principal Act. o A f m s. e 1 n 6 dm . ent Princ 2 ip . aIlnAtchte, tfhirestwpoardrag" rthapirhteoefn"seicstiorenpesaixletede, na· nodf tthhee word "fourteen" is inserted in lieu thereof; and the words "but not exceeding six shillings a week, or, in case such child is crippled, inyalid, of unsound mind, dumb, or blind, at such greater rate as the Minister may determine" are repealed. o A f .m 8. e 1 n 9 d • m . ent " thir 3 te . eInn" sisecrteipoenanleidn,eatenednthoef twhoerdPr"infociuprateleAnc"ti, sthinesewroterdd in lieu thereof. o A f m s. en 2 d 1 m . ent one o 4 f . thTehPe rfionlcloipwailnAg cptro: v-ision is ,added to .section twenty- or (c) Released on probation on such conditions (if any) as the court may order, and in such case the child shall be subject to the care of the Department until he attains the age of eighteen years. Amendment 5. In section twenty-three of the Principal Act, after of 8. 23. the word "may" the following paragraph is inserted : - (a) Commit the child to the care ofthe Department; or and paragraphs (a) and (b) of the said section shall be altered to read (b) and (c) respectively. In the proviso to the said section the words "of committal of a child" are repealed, and the words "under paragraph (a) or (b) or (c) of this section with respect to a child" are inserted in lieu thereof. . . * 2 Geo. V. No. 11, 8'IIIJWY1, page 5076.

OHILDREN. 8273 1917. State Ohildren Act Amendment Act. 6. In the second paragraph of section thirty-five of Amendment the Principal Act, the word "thirteen" is repealed, and of s. 35. the word "fourteen" is inserted in lieu thereof. 7. In the first paragraph of section thirty-seven of Amadment the Principal Act, the word "thirteen" is repealed, and of s. 7. the word " fourteen" is inserted in lieu thereof. The following provision is added to the said section :- Provided that in every case where a State child has qualified for and obtained a State scholarship the State shall continue to maintain or assist in the maintenance of such child while such child is completing the term of such scholarship. 8. In subsection one of section thirty-eight of the Amendment Principal Act, the word" thirteen" is repealed, and the of s. 38. word" fourteen~ ' is inserted in lieu thereof. 9 In the second paragraph of section fifty-five of Amendment the Principal Act, the words "in default of such security of s. 55. being found, commit such person to prison" are repealed, and the words "by the said last-mentioned order or by a further order on the same complaint, adjudge that in default of such security being found such person shall be imprisoned " .are inserted in lieu thereof. 10. The following provision is added to section Amendment seventy-nine of the Principal Act :-- of s. 79. Without prejudice to any proceeding against any person for an offence against this Act, the Director may, by an originating summons issued out of the Supreme Court against any person having the custody of a State· child so taken out of the State, claim that such child shall be delivered by such person into the custody of the Director; and upon the hearing of such summons the Supreme Court or any Judge thereof shall have jurisdic- tion to make such order in the matter, including the costs of the proceedings, as such Court or Judge deems just. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. See LAND, CROWN.