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The Native Administration Act, originally titled the Aborigines Act, and later renamed to the Native Welfare Act; was a legislative act of the Western Australian legislature. [1] Alongside the Aborigines Protection Act (1905), the act enabled the surveillance and control of Aboriginal people by agents of the colonial State government in the ...
The Aborigines Act 1905 Act created the position of Chief Protector of Aborigines who became the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child to the age of 16 years, and permitted authorities to ‘send and detain’ Aboriginal children in institutions and in ‘service’ (work). [5]
Aboriginal Protection Officers often made the judgement to remove certain children. In some cases, families were required to sign legal documents to relinquish care to the state. In Western Australia, the Aborigines Act 1905 removed the legal guardianship of Aboriginal parents.
They asked Collier to repeal the Aborigines Act (1905), and give Aboriginal people the same rights as the white community. Describing the conditions at Mogumber as intolerable, they implored him to close it down. They also asked about Aboriginal people being barred from the popular White City, Perth amusement park.
1963 Native Welfare Act repeals the Aborigines Act 1905, but the ability to remove Aboriginal children from their families (i.e. the Stolen Generations policy) remains in force. 1964 As a result of the Blue Streak Missile Testing, Patrol Officers discovered a large group of woman and children living a traditional life in the area of Kumpupintil ...
Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners. The decision, denounced by Indigenous groups, comes in the ...
The Aborigines Act 1897 replaced the board with a new Chief Protector of Aborigines and the Aborigines Department from 1 April 1898. The department was given further powers by the Aborigines Act 1905. The Chief Protector was the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child in Western Australia to the age of 16 years with the power to remove ...
Gen Z is breaking the traditional rules and conduct baby boomers have set in place for the workplace over decades. The young professionals are more comfortable with “cheating” on the job ...