The Commonwealth Department of the Interior was created in 1932 when the Departments of Home Affairs, Transport and Works and Railways were amalgamated. The new department took over responsibility for numerous matters including the emigration of children and Aboriginal people. It was also responsible for the Northern Territory. In 1939 after changes of responsibility within…
The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion was the new name given to the Department for Families and Communities in 2011. This department retains responsibility for Youth Justice. The Department was renamed to the Department of Human Services in 2018.
Families SA was the new name given to Children, Youth and Family Services on 1 May 2006. It remained part of the Department for Families and Communities until 2011 when it came under the new Department for Education and Child Development.
Family and Youth Services was part of the ‘super department’, the Department of Human Services. This department was established when a number of government departments, including the Department for Family and Community Services, were amalgamated in 1998. It was replaced by Children, Youth and Family Services in a newly created Department for Families and Communities…
The Aboriginal Affairs Board was formed in 1963 as a result of the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962. It replaced the Aborigines Protection Board. After the passing of the Aboriginal Affairs Act Amendment Act 1968 the Aboriginal Affairs Board’s role became a purely advisory one. With the passing of the Community Welfare Act 1972 the Aboriginal…
The Advisory Council of Aborigines was appointed by the Governor in January 1918 under the regulations of the Aborigines Act 1911. Its role was to advise, report and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Works who had responsibility for the Aborigines Office at that time. It was replaced by the Aborigines Protection Board in…
The Aborigines Department replaced the Aborigines Office in 1912 as a result of the Aborigines Act 1911. It was in turn replaced by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1963 as a result of the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962.
The Aborigines Office was the name given to the Office of the Protector of Aborigines in 1866 while the position of Protector was vacant due to illness. During this period the responsibilities of the Protector were taken on by clerks in the Aborigines Office and a greater number of sub-protectors. The Aborigines Office consisted only…
The Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department took over the functions of the State Children’s Department and the Destitute Persons’ Department in 1927. With the passing of the Social Welfare Act 1926-1965, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department was renamed the Social Welfare Department on 26 January 1966.
The State Children’s Department took over responsibility for State children from the Destitute Poor Department in 1886 as a result of the passing of the Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886. This Act created the term ‘State Child’ and separated responsibility for the care of State children from that of adults who continued to be…
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