Timeline
- Guardianship Act 1968 passed. Repealed and replaced by the Care of Children Act 2004
Crimes Act 1961 passed, repealing Crimes Act 1908
Adoption Act 1955 passed
Marriaga Act 1955 passed
- Child Welfare Division of Education Department replaces Child Welfare Branch (see Garlick, 2012, p.59)
- Child Welfare Branch of the Educaton Department (see Garlick, 2012, p.53) and the Children's Court (see Watt, 2003) established
Child Welfare Act 1925 archived by NZLII, passed (see Garlick, 2012, p.53). Repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1974
Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the League of Nations. Adopted in an extended form by the United Nations in 1959
Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children, which became known as the Plunket Society, established in Dunedin (se Te Ara page on Postnatal and and baby care)
Juvenile Depravity Suppression Bill proposed but not passed
Industrial Schools Act 1882 archived by NZLII (see Watt, 2003, p.7) passed. Consolidated 1908 and repealed by Child Welfare Act 1925
Neglected and Criminal Children Act 1867 archived by NZLII (see Watt, 2003, p.7) passed. Repealed by Industrial Schools Act 1882