As late as 1961, nearly seven thousand children were in the custody of Victorian institutions or under the care of the Children's Welfare Department. Frank Golding and his two brothers were among this number. On Christmas Eve 1940, the boys - Frank (not yet three), Bob (four), and Bill (six) - found themselves on the doorstep of an orphan asylum. They were certainly not orphans, but the boys spend most of their lost childhood inside the walls of the Ballarat Orphanage. It would take Frank fifty years to learn what had been happening 'outside the wall' while he was inside, and what had happened to his parents, why didn't they come for him, why wouldn'd anyone tell him.....Frank's childhood puzzlement lasted half a lifetime. Frank finally found out that his parents deeply cared for the boys, but the battle for their children had been at a huge cost.
With the introduction of the Information Privacy Act (Vic) 2000 and the Health Records Act (Vic) 2001, it is imperative that Victorian individuals and organisations are aware of their obligations and rights under these two pieces of important legislation. Developed in conjunction with Privacy Victoria and the Health Services Commissioner this is a concise consumer information booklet covering both pieces of Victorian privacy legislation as well as the Commonwealth Privacy Act and FOI law.
This book, first published in 1962, is a collection of twenty-four essays written by Frank Kermode between 1958 and early 1961, and are all concerned with criticism and fiction. Puzzles and Epiphanies: Essays and Reviews 1958-1961 includes essays on the works of James Joyce, William Golding, E. M. Forster, and J. D. Salinger, amongst many others. This book is ideal for students of literature.
Managing a farm is an increasingly complex task. A large number of laws and regulations now affect many aspects of primary production. With over 400 printed pages, covering more than 75 areas of Victorian and Federal law, the Rural Law Handbook is an extensive resource, providing practical, plain-language answers to legal questions. Produced for Victorian farmers and their families, the Handbook is also designed for people living and working in rural communities, such as lawyers, students of agriculture and farm management, as well as those in rural information and support services, such as local government staff, and others providing goods and services to primary producers.
Looks at the rights of children and how they are protected or not by law in different countries around the world. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
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