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For example, in 1905, Queensland's Chief Protector of Aboriginals cited the Act to define a "half-caste" as "Any person being the offspring of an aboriginal mother and other than an aboriginal father – whether male or female, whose age, in the opinion of the Protector, does not exceed sixteen, is deemed to be an aboriginal". The Chief ...
The Act defines Aboriginal cultural heritage as being: [7] any significant Aboriginal area within Queensland; any significant Aboriginal object from Queensland; or; any place within Queensland containing in situ evidence of archaeological or historic significance to Aboriginal peoples prior occupation of the State
Aboriginal reserves: Aboriginal reserves were parcels of land set aside for Aboriginal people to live on; these were not managed by the government or its officials. From 1883 onwards, the Aboriginal people who were living on unmanaged reserves received rations and blankets from the Aborigines Protection Board (APB), but remained responsible for ...
Canadian Aboriginal Law is different from Canadian Indigenous law: In Canada, Indigenous Law refers to the legal traditions, customs, and practices of Indigenous peoples and groups. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Aboriginal peoples as a collective noun [ 4 ] is a specific term of art used in legal documents, including the Constitution Act, 1982 , and includes ...
A range of laws applying to or of specific relevance to Indigenous Australians.A number of laws have been passed since the European settlement of Australia, initially by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, then by the Governors or legislature of each of the Australian colonies and more recently by the Parliament of Australia and that of each of its States and Territories, these laws ...
CATSIAL joined the national body, the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (FCAA), soon after its establishment. [4] It had an office in Townsville as well, and was associated with the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (QCAATSI) based in Brisbane, which was also part of the FCAA.
A Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) is the name for a system of community-level land trust established in Queensland to administer former Aboriginal reserves and missions.They came about through the enactment by the Queensland Government of the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 and Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984 in 1984, allowing community councils to be created to own and ...
The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 aims to protect and preserve South Australia's Aboriginal heritage. [21] While the Act maintains the Aboriginal Heritage Register for the previous legislation it also provides blanket protection for all Aboriginal heritage, whether on the register or not. It also establishes an Aboriginal Heritage Committee of ...