Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (WA)
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The Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (Act no.1972/024) commenced on 1 July 1972. Its long title was 'An Act to make provision for the establishment of an Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority, a Commissioner for Aboriginal Planning and an Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Council for the purpose of providing consultative and other services and for the economic, social and cultural advancement of persons of Aboriginal descent in Western Australia, to repeal the Native Welfare Act, 1963, and for incidental and other purposes.'
The Act abolished the Department of Native Welfare and created the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority. This department was not responsible for Aboriginal matters was no longer directly involved in in out of home care for Aboriginal children in Western Australia.
1887 - 1906 Aborigines Protection Act 1886
1844 - 1906 Aboriginal Girls Protection 1844
1887 - 1906 Aborigines Protection Act 1886
1898 - 1906 Aborigines Act 1897
1906 - 1964 Aborigines Act 1905
1941 - 1963 Native Administration Act Amendment Act 1941
1960 - 1963 Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960
1963 - 1972 Native Welfare Act 1963
1972 - Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972
Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, https://aiatsis.gov.au/collection/featured-collections/remove-and-protect; Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - Western Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser and Leanne Howard
Created: 18 July 2011, Last modified: 15 June 2018
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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