This amendment with the full title "An Act to Amend "The Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Acts 1897 to 1901" in a certain particular" (Act no. 18 Geo.V. No.24) dated 1927 and commencing on the 7th of January 1928. This act empowered the Governor to set aside Queensland territorial waters for use solei by Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The amendment also sets out penalties for breaches of this ruling. This amendment was repealed along with the principle act it amends Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897(Act no. 61 Vic. No.17) in 1939 by the Aboriginals Preservation and Protection Act 1939 (Act no. 3 Geo. VI No.6).
Sources used to compile this entry: Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - Queensland Legislation', 4 April 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.
Prepared by: Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 3 November 2014, Last modified: 16 November 2016
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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