Australia
In the state of Victoria, corporal punishment was banned in government schools in 1985 (though not in non-government schools until 2006) and it is banned by law in all schools in New South Wales (1990/1995), the Australian Capital Territory (1997), and Tasmania (1999).
In Queensland (1989), South Australia (1991) and Western Australia (1999-2000) corporal punishment is banned in government schools under ministerial guidelines or local educational policy, but remains lawful in private schools.
In the Northern Territory there is currently no legal prohibition for any schools, government or private.
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