The Office of the Government Resident, Central Australia, was responsible for the administration of the Central region of the Northern Territory when it was briefly split into two separate administrative areas. The Territory was divided along the 20th parallel under the provisions of the Northern Australia Act 1926. Both regions remained under the control of…
The Office of the Administrator, Northern Territory replaced the Office of the Government Resident. The Office of the Government Resident was abolished when responsibility for the administration of the Northern Territory passed from South Australia to the Commonwealth. The Administrator was appointed as part of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910. The Administrator undertook day…
The Northern Terrritory Divisonal Office of the Commonwealth Department of Health was responsible for health functions and services in the Northern Territory from 1939. From 1942 until 1946 as a result of the evacuation of the Territory during the Second World War the Commandant, 7th Military District took over control of these functions. In 1946…
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries was established on 1 July 2017 as an amalgamation of many government departments, including the Department of Local Government and Communities. The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries includes the Aboriginal History Research Unit (AHRU). AHRU “manages restricted access archive requests for files from…
Child Protection and Family Support is part of the Department of Communities, a department of the State Government of Western Australia created on 1 July 2017. Child Protection and Family Support provides the services that were previously delivered by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support. In 2018, Child Protection and Family Support ran…
The Case Review Board was formed in 1988 to provide an avenue of redress to parents and relevant third parties who believed decisions made by the department responsible for child protection in Western Australia were not in the best interests of the child. The Board was set up as an advisory committee, making recommendations to…
The Case Review Panel was established on 1 March 2006 under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to independently review departmental decisions about children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the department responsible for child protection in Western Australia. It replaced the Case Review Board. Parents and relevant others can…
The National Archives of Australia – Perth Office is located in East Victoria Park. It holds a collection of records including items on Commonwealth government activities such as migration and Aboriginal affairs. The majority of records are from after 1901 but there are some records from before that date. The collection includes records related to…
The Department of Education and Training (DET) was created in 2003 by merging the Department of Education and the Department of Training. Through the schools that it runs, the DET has an influence on, and creates records relevant to, children in out of home care in Western Australia.
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) was formed on 17 May 2013, as a new name for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. The DAA has an information service and other resources for Aboriginal family history in Western Australia. On 30 June 2017, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs’ functions were divided between four government departments, with…
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