Aboriginals Ordinance 1918 (1918 - 1953)

From

1918

To

1953

Categories

Principal Act

Location

Northern Territory

This Aboriginals Ordinance 1918 (Act no. 9/1918) combined and replaced the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act of 1910 (SA) and the Commonwealth Aboriginals Ordinance of 1911. It carried over most of the provisions of the previous Ordinances. The Chief Protector retained control over many aspects of Aboriginal lives and continued to be the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child. The Aboriginals Ordinance 1918 was amended 18 times over the following decades, and was repealed by the Welfare Ordinance 1953.

Timeline

1910 - 1918

Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910

1918 - 1953

Aboriginals Ordinance 1918

1957 - 1964

Welfare Ordinance 1953