{"id":"guardianship-of-infants-act-1940","name":"Guardianship of Infants Act 1940","slug":"guardianship-of-infants-act-1940","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71447,"registerId":"sa-guardianship-of-infants-act-1940-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Guardianship of Infants Act 1940","content":"South Australia\nGuardianship of Infants Act 1940\nAn Act to amend the law relating to the guardianship and custody of infants, and for other purposes.\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tRights of guardianship and custody of infant\n6\tPower to make orders as to custody etc\n7\tProvisions as to orders\n8\tPower of court as to production of infant\n9\tPower of court to order repayment of costs of bringing up infant\n10\tDuty of court to have regard to conduct of parent\n11\tPrinciples upon which questions relating to custody, upbringing etc of infants are to be decided\n12\tRight of surviving parent as to guardianship\n13\tPower of father or mother to appoint testamentary guardians\n15\tPowers of guardian\n16\tPower to remove guardian\n17\tPayment of maintenance\n18\tProvision as to separation agreement\n20A\tEnforcement of maintenance orders\n21\tSaving provision\n22\tRules of court\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Guardianship of Infants Act 1940.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—\nchild born outside marriage includes a child born to a married woman of which a man other than her lawful spouse is the father;\ninfant includes an infant born outside marriage;\nmaintenance includes education;\nparent of an infant, in sections 8, 9, and 10, includes any person at law liable to maintain the infant or entitled to his custody;\nperson, in sections 8, 9, and 10, includes any school or institution;\nthe court means the Supreme Court or any judge thereof or the local court of full jurisdiction nearest to the residence of the infant.\n\t(2)\tA person shall not be recognised under this Act as the father of a child born outside marriage unless he is so recognised under the provisions of the Family Relationships Act 1975.\n4—Rights of guardianship and custody of infant\nSubject to this Act, and any other enactment, the mother and father of an infant shall jointly have the guardianship and custody of the infant, and each parent shall have equal powers, authority, rights and responsibilities with regard to the infant.\n6—Power to make orders as to custody etc\n\t(1)\tThe court may, upon the application of a person who has a proper interest in the welfare of an infant, make such orders for the custody of, and access to, the infant as it thinks fit.\n\t(2)\tThe court may upon the application of any person who has the guardianship of an infant jointly with some other person (whether or not one or both of those persons are parents of the infant) make any order that it thinks proper in relation to a matter in dispute between those guardians affecting the upbringing or welfare of the infant.\n\t(3)\tIn exercising its powers under this section, the court shall have regard to the conduct of the parents of the infant, and of any other person who may be a party to the application.\n\t(4)\tThe court may vary or discharge an order made under this section.\n\t(5)\tThe fact that a person who seeks an order for the custody of an infant under this section is resident outside this State, or contemplates leaving this State, shall not of itself constitute a ground for denying custody of the infant to that person.\n\t(6)\tThe court may make such orders for costs in relation to proceedings under this section as it thinks fit.\n\t(7)\tFor the purposes of this section a person has a proper interest in the welfare of an infant if that person—\n\t(a)\tis the mother or father of the infant; or\n\t(b)\tis a guardian of the infant; or\n\t(c)\tis a person who, in the opinion of the court, has in the circumstances of the case a proper interest in the welfare of the infant.\n7—Provisions as to orders\n\t(1)\tThe power of the court under the provisions of section 6 to make an order as to the custody of an infant and the right of access thereto may be exercised notwithstanding that the mother and the father of the infant are then residing together.\n\t(2)\tWhere the court makes an order giving the custody of the infant to one parent, then, whether or not the mother and the father are residing together, the court may further order that the other parent shall pay to the parent having the custody of the infant such weekly or other periodical sums towards the maintenance of the infant as the court, having regard to the means of both parents, may think reasonable.\n\t(3)\tWhere the court makes an order giving the custody of an infant to a person other than a parent, the court may order either or both of the parents to pay to that person such weekly or other periodical sums towards the maintenance of the infant as the court, having regard to the means of the parents, may think reasonable.\n\t(4)\tAny order made under this section may, upon the application of any person interested in the order, be varied or discharged by a subsequent order.\n8—Power of court as to production of infant\nWhere the parent of an infant applies to any court of competent jurisdiction for a writ or order for the production of the infant and the court is of opinion that the parent has abandoned or deserted the infant or that he has otherwise so conducted himself that the court should refuse to enforce his right to the custody of the infant, the court may in its discretion decline to issue the writ or make the order.\n9—Power of court to order repayment of costs of bringing up infant\nIf at the time of the application for a writ or order for the production of the infant, the infant is being brought up by a person who is not the parent of the infant, the court to which the application is made may, in its discretion, if it orders the infant to be given up to the parent, further order that the parent shall pay to such person the whole of the costs, charges and expenses properly incurred in bringing up the infant or such portion thereof as seems to the court to be just and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the case.\n10—Duty of court to have regard to conduct of parent\nWhere a parent has abandoned or deserted his infant, or allowed his infant to be brought up by another person at that or some other person's expense for such length of time and in such circumstances as to satisfy a court of competent jurisdiction that the parent was unmindful of his parental duties, the court shall not make an order for the delivery of the infant to the parent unless the parent has satisfied the court that having regard to the welfare of the infant he is a fit person to have the custody of the infant, and that it is in the interests of the infant that he should be delivered to the parent.\n11—Principles upon which questions relating to custody, upbringing etc of infants are to be decided\n\t(1)\tWhere in any proceeding before the court or any other court of competent jurisdiction the custody or upbringing of an infant, or the administration of any property belonging to or held in trust for an infant, or the application of the income thereof, is in question, the court in deciding that question shall regard the welfare of the infant as the first and paramount consideration, and shall not take into consideration whether from any other point of view the claim of the father, or any right at common law possessed by the father, in respect of such custody, upbringing, administration or application is superior to that of the mother, or the claim of the mother is superior to that of the father.\n\t(2)\tIn this section—\nupbringing includes religious instruction.\n12—Right of surviving parent as to guardianship\n\t(1)\tOn the death of the father of an infant, the mother, if surviving, shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be guardian of the infant, either alone or jointly with any guardian appointed by the father. When no guardian has been appointed by the father or if the guardian or guardians appointed by the father is or are dead or refuses or refuse to act, the court may if it thinks fit appoint a guardian to act jointly with the mother.\n\t(2)\tOn the death of the mother of an infant, the father, if surviving, shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be guardian of the infant, either alone or jointly with any guardian appointed by the mother. When no guardian has been appointed by the mother or if the guardian or guardians appointed by the mother is or are dead or refuses or refuse to act, the court may if it thinks fit appoint a guardian to act jointly with the father.\n13—Power of father or mother to appoint testamentary guardians\n\t(1)\tThe father of an infant may by deed or will appoint any person to be guardian of the infant after his death.\n\t(2)\tThe mother of an infant may by deed or will appoint any person to be guardian of the infant after her death.\n\t(3)\tAny guardian so appointed shall act jointly with the mother or father, as the case may be, of the infant so long as the mother or father remains alive unless the mother or father objects to his so acting.\n\t(4)\tIf the mother or father so objects, or if the guardian so appointed as aforesaid considers that the mother or father is unfit to have the custody of the infant, the guardian may apply to the court, and the court may either refuse to make any order (in which case the mother or father shall remain sole guardian) or make an order that the guardian so appointed shall act jointly with the mother or father, or that he shall be sole guardian of the infant, and in the latter case may make such order regarding the custody of the infant and the right of access thereto of its mother or father as, having regard to the welfare of the infant, the court may think fit, and may further order that the mother or father shall pay to the guardian towards the maintenance of the infant such weekly or other periodical sum as, having regard to the means of the mother or father, the court may consider reasonable.\nThe powers conferred on the court by this subsection, in cases where the appointed guardian is to be the sole guardian of an infant to the exclusion of its mother or father, may be exercised at any time and shall include power to vary or discharge any order previously made in virtue of those powers.\n\t(5)\tWhere guardians are appointed by both parents, the guardians so appointed shall after the death of the surviving parent act jointly.\n\t(6)\tIf under the preceding section a guardian has been appointed by the court to act jointly with a surviving parent, he shall continue to act as guardian after the death of the surviving parent; but if the surviving parent has appointed a guardian, the guardian appointed by the court shall act jointly with the guardian appointed by the surviving parent.\n15—Powers of guardian\nEvery guardian under this Act shall have all such powers over the estate and the person, or over the estate, as the case may be, of an infant as any guardian appointed by will or otherwise has.\n16—Power to remove guardian\nThe court may, in its discretion, on being satisfied that it is for the welfare of the infant, remove from his office any testamentary guardian, or any guardian appointed or acting by virtue of this Act, and may also, if it deems it to be for the welfare of the infant, appoint another guardian in place of the guardian so removed.\n17—Payment of maintenance\nWhere any guardian, trustee, executor, or person acting in a fiduciary capacity is, under any will, gift or settlement, or otherwise by law, possessed of any fund for the maintenance of any infant, or any fund a portion of which may by law be applied to such maintenance and the court makes an order for the custody of the infant, the court may also order any such guardian, trustee, executor, curator or person acting in a fiduciary capacity to pay from time to time (during the continuance of the custody) to the person to whom custody of the infant has been granted, for the purpose of the maintenance of the infant, such portion of such fund, not exceeding the portion lawfully applicable to such maintenance as the court may deem proper: Provided always that on proof that any money so paid for the purpose of such maintenance has been misapplied, the court may rescind, alter, or vary any order made as aforesaid.\n18—Provision as to separation agreement\nNo agreement contained in any separation deed made between the father and mother of an infant shall be held to be invalid by reason only of its providing that either parent of the infant shall give up the custody and control thereof to the other parent, but no such agreement shall be enforced if the court is of opinion that it will not be for the benefit of the infant to give effect thereto.\n20A—Enforcement of maintenance orders\nWhere the court has ordered the payment of any sum towards the maintenance of an infant under this Act that order may be enforced in the same manner as a maintenance order under the Community Welfare Act 1972 in all respects as if it were a maintenance order made under that Act.\n21—Saving provision\nNothing in this Act restricts or affects—\n\t(a)\tthe equitable jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to appoint or remove guardians; or\n\t(b)\tthe jurisdiction of any court in a matrimonial cause.\n22—Rules of court\n\t(1)\tThe power to make rules conferred by the Supreme Court Act 1935 shall include power to make rules regulating the practice, form, and procedure in proceedings in the Supreme Court under this Act.\n\t(2)\tThe powers conferred by section 28 of the Local Courts Act 1926 shall include power to frame rules regulating the practice, form and procedure in proceedings in local courts of full jurisdiction under this Act.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation repealed by principal Act\nThe Guardianship of Infants Act 1940 repealed the following:\nGuardianship of Infants Act 1887\nPrincipal Act and amendments\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n1940\n55\nGuardianship of Infants Act 1940\n5.12.1940\n5.12.1940\n1975\n116\nGuardianship of Infants Act Amendment Act 1975\n4.12.1975\n29.1.1976 (Gazette 29.1.1976 p356)\n1984\n102\nFamily Relationships Act Amendment Act 1984\n20.12.1984\n14.2.1985 (Gazette 14.2.1985 p366 )\n2016\n35\nStatutes Amendment (Gender Identity and Equity) Act 2016\n4.8.2016\nPt 9 (s 34)—8.9.2016 (Gazette 8.9.2016 p3676)\nProvisions amended since 3 February 1976\n\t•\tLegislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 4 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837–1975 at page 498.\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\ns 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n\ns 3\n\n\ns 3(1)\n\n\nchild born outside marriage\nsubstituted by 102/1984 s 8(3) (Sch Pt 3)\n14.2.1985\ns 20\ndeleted by 35/2016 s 34\n8.9.2016\nHistorical versions\nReprint No 1—15.8.1991\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's scope has been altered since 1940 by later amendments recorded in the legislative history. Notable changes in the text supplied include: the substitution of the definition of \"child born outside marriage\" by the Family Relationships Act amendment (Family Relationships Act Amendment Act 1984) effective 14.2.1985 (see note under s 3(1)); the requirement that a man be recognised under the Family Relationships Act 1975 to be treated as father of a child born outside marriage (s 3(2)); and the deletion of section 20 by the Statutes Amendment (Gender Identity and Equity) Act 2016 (noted in the amendments list). These amendments change who can be legally recognised as a parent for the Act's purposes and remove or relocate prior provisions, thereby altering the Act's operational scope (affecting eligibility for guardianship/parental claims and enforcement pathways)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping discretionary powers vested in courts (see ss 6, 8, 9, 16, 17)","Cross-references to other Acts for parental recognition and enforcement (s 3(2); s 20A)","Mixture of family law concepts (custody, guardianship, maintenance) with trustee/fiduciary obligations (s 17)","Definitions affecting who may be a party (e.g. 'person' includes schools/institutions for certain sections, s 3(1))","Procedural provisions split between Supreme Court and local courts with rule-making powers (s 3(1); s 22)","Interaction between testamentary guardianship and court appointment/removal powers (s 13; s 16)"],"plain_english_summary":"# What this law does, who it affects, and how it works\n\n- Mechanically, the Guardianship of Infants Act 1940 sets out who is legally the guardian of a child, who may have custody and access, and how courts may make and enforce orders about custody, access and maintenance (money for the child's upkeep and education). The Act also governs appointment and removal of guardians, testamentary (in-a-will) guardianship, and the court's power to use funds held by trustees for a child's maintenance (see ss 4, 6, 13, 15, 16, 17).\n\n- Who it affects: parents, appointed guardians, carers who are not parents, trustees or executors who hold funds for a child's maintenance, schools and institutions (those are included in the definition of \"person\" for certain sections), and the courts that hear these matters (s 3(1); ss 6, 8, 9, 17). A \"child born outside marriage\" is defined and the Act says a man is only treated as that child's father if recognised under the Family Relationships Act 1975 (s 3(1), s 3(2)).\n\n- Key duties and decision-makers: The mother and father normally share guardianship and custody equally (s 4). Where there is a dispute or an application about custody or access, the court (the Supreme Court or a local court of full jurisdiction nearest the child's residence, s 3(1)) may make orders it considers fit, vary or discharge them, and make cost orders (s 6(1),(4),(6)). The court has broad discretion in many areas (see for example ss 6, 8, 9, 16, 17).\n\n- The statutory decision rule: The court must regard the welfare of the child as the first and paramount consideration when deciding custody, upbringing, or the application of a child's income (s 11(1)). The Act explicitly directs the court not to treat fathers' historic common-law rights as superior to mothers' rights (s 11(1)).\n\n- Maintenance and enforcement: When custody is given to one parent or to a non-parent, the court may order the other parent to pay periodical sums for maintenance, having regard to parents' means (s 7(2),(3)). The court can also direct trustees or other fiduciaries to pay from funds lawfully applicable for a child's maintenance while custody continues (s 17). Maintenance orders under this Act can be enforced as if they were maintenance orders under the Community Welfare Act 1972 (s 20A), creating a link to that enforcement machinery.\n\n- Parental conduct and limits on remedies: The court must consider parental conduct and may refuse to enforce a parent's right to custody if the parent has abandoned or deserted the child or otherwise behaved so that enforcement should be refused (s 8). If a parent has been unmindful of duties, the court will require the parent to satisfy the court they are fit and that delivery to the parent is in the child's interests (s 10).\n\n- Testamentary and appointed guardians: Parents may appoint guardians by deed or will (s 13). An appointed guardian generally acts jointly with the surviving parent while that parent lives (s 13(3)). The court may remove any guardian and appoint another if it considers it in the child's welfare (s 16).\n\n- Agreements between parents: A separation agreement that transfers custody from one parent to the other is not invalid solely for that reason, but the court will not enforce such an agreement if enforcement is not in the child's benefit (s 18).\n\n- Official rationale and how the Act’s mechanics relate to it: The Act formally frames its purpose as regulating guardianship, custody, and maintenance and sets the child's welfare as paramount (s 11). Mechanically, it implements that purpose by (a) creating presumptive equal parental guardianship (s 4), (b) giving courts wide powers and discretion to make custody, access and maintenance orders and to vary or enforce them (ss 6, 7, 20A, 22), and (c) enabling the use of trust/fiduciary funds for maintenance and repayment of expenses to carers (ss 9, 17).\n\n- Costs, incentives and trade-offs (practical mechanisms, with sections):\n  - Who pays: non-custodial parents or both parents may be ordered to pay maintenance or to reimburse carers for costs of bringing up a child (ss 7(2),(3); s 9). Trustees and executors who hold funds lawfully applicable to maintenance may be ordered to pay out to the child's custodian (s 17). Courts may make costs orders in proceedings (s 6(6)).\n  - Incentives: Because the court can order maintenance and repayment of expenses (ss 7, 9), parties have financial incentives to apply for custody or to be recognised as carers. The requirement that a father of a child born outside marriage be recognised under a separate Act (Family Relationships Act 1975) to be treated as father (s 3(2)) affects incentives and eligibility for custody or guardianship claims.\n  - Trade-offs and opportunity costs: The Act relies heavily on judicial discretion (many provisions give the court broad power—see ss 6, 8, 9, 16, 17). That produces case-by-case tailoring to welfare but reduces predictability for private parties and may increase court workloads and litigation costs.\n  - Implementation and compliance burden: Parties must bring proceedings to court to obtain or vary orders (s 6); enforcement sometimes requires cross-use of another statute's machinery (s 20A referencing the Community Welfare Act 1972). Trustees and fiduciaries must monitor whether funds are lawfully applicable to maintenance and may face court orders to pay (s 17), adding administrative and legal compliance responsibilities.\n  - Bureaucratic discretion and risks: The Act vests substantial discretionary power in courts to refuse production to a parent (s 8), to order payment from trustees (s 17), and to remove or appoint guardians (s 16). Those discretionary points concentrate decision power with judges and magistrates and create reliance on judicial assessment of welfare and conduct.\n\n- Effects on non-family actors and markets: The direct effect on private enterprise is limited. However, institutions described as \"person\" for certain provisions (s 3(1)) can be parties to proceedings; trustees and executors holding funds for children may be required to divert funds to ongoing maintenance (s 17), which affects fiduciary administration choices.\n\n- Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs: Benefits (maintenance payments, reimbursement of carers) are concentrated to carers and children; costs are borne by ordered parents or trustees. The Act provides specific mechanisms for transfer of funds but leaves the allocation decisions to judicial discretion (ss 7, 9, 17).\n\n- Implementation risk and coordination: The Act cross-references other laws for father recognition (Family Relationships Act 1975, s 3(2)) and for enforcement mechanisms (Community Welfare Act 1972, s 20A). That interdependence requires administrative and legal coordination across regimes.\n\nIn short: the Act creates presumptive equal parental guardianship, a court-centred enforcement and decision system that treats the child’s welfare as paramount, detailed powers over maintenance (including use of fiduciary funds), and substantial judicial discretion to manage custody, access and guardianship appointments and removals (see especially ss 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 17, 20A)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible. No legislative content was returned — only a website error page. Any statement about whether the Act's scope changed from its original intent would be speculative without access to the text."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a Page Not Found error","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation could be analysed.**\n\nThe link provided for the *Guardianship of Infants Act 1940* (South Australia) returned a **404 Page Not Found** error from the SA legislation website. This appears to be caused by a broken or outdated hyperlink following a website update in March 2026.\n\nAs a result, **no actual legislative text was retrieved**, and no meaningful analysis of the Act's content, provisions, or real-world impact can be provided.\n\n**What to do:**\n- Visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly and search for the Act by name.\n- Update any bookmarks or links created before 24 March 2026.\n- Report errors to OPCWeb@sa.gov.au.\n\n*Note: The Guardianship of Infants Act 1940 (SA) is a historical Act dealing with parental rights and court powers over children's welfare — but this cannot be confirmed or detailed without access to the actual text.*"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1940 Act focused on guardianship and custody disputes between parents. Over time, amendments have significantly expanded scope: the 1975 amendment brought in unmarried fathers (via the Family Relationships Act 1975 recognition requirement); the 1984 amendment modernised language around children 'born outside marriage'; and the 2016 amendment removed section 20 (which dealt with 'illegitimate' children—a relic of the original Act's narrower focus). The insertion of section 20A in 1975 also expanded enforcement mechanisms by linking to the Community Welfare Act. The Act has evolved from a traditional guardianship statute into a broader child welfare instrument, though federal family law now covers much of this ground."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length (22 sections, though some omitted/deleted)","Several defined terms in section 3, including expansive definitions like 'infant includes an infant born outside marriage' and context-specific definitions that vary by section","Cross-references to other Acts: Family Relationships Act 1975 (for paternity recognition), Community Welfare Act 1972 (for enforcement), Supreme Court Act 1935, Local Courts Act 1926","Nested conditional logic in section 13 (testamentary guardians) with multiple scenarios: objection by surviving parent, application to court, potential for sole or joint guardianship, and ongoing variation powers","Savings provision in section 21 preserving overlapping equitable and matrimonial jurisdictions, creating potential forum confusion","Historical amendments have created gaps in numbering (sections 2, 5, 14, 19, 20 omitted or deleted) and inserted non-sequential provisions (20A)"],"plain_english_summary":"This South Australian law sets out who has legal responsibility for children (called 'infants' in the Act, meaning anyone under 18) and how courts decide disputes about their care.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Equal parental rights**: Mothers and fathers have equal rights to guardianship and custody of their children, regardless of whether they are married or separated.\n- **Court powers**: Courts can make orders about who a child lives with (custody), who can visit them (access), and who pays for their upkeep (maintenance).\n- **Child's welfare comes first**: Section 11 is the cornerstone—when making any decision about a child, the court must treat the child's welfare as the 'first and paramount consideration,' overriding any common law rights fathers historically had over mothers.\n- **Guardianship after death**: Parents can appoint guardians in their will to care for children after they die. If one parent dies, the surviving parent automatically becomes guardian.\n- **Removing guardians**: Courts can remove guardians who aren't acting in the child's best interests.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Parents (married and unmarried—though unmarried fathers must be formally recognised under the Family Relationships Act 1975)\n- Anyone with a 'proper interest' in a child's welfare (grandparents, other relatives, or others the court recognises)\n- Testamentary guardians (people appointed in wills to care for children)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act was groundbreaking for its time (1940) because it established that mothers and fathers have equal rights to their children, and that the child's welfare—not the parents' rights—is what matters most in disputes. It remains the foundation for how South Australian courts decide parenting matters, though many of its functions now overlap with federal family law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940","history":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940/history","analysis":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/guardianship-of-infants-act-1940/documents"}}