List of laws concerning Indigenous Australians
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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, arranged chronologically, include:
| Title | Jurisdiction | Focus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 | Victoria (colonial) | Control | |
| Aborigines Protection Act 1886 (WA) | Western Australia | Control | [1][2][3] |
| Act to provide certain matters connected with the Aborigines 1889 (statute 24/1889) | Western Australia | Control | |
| Aboriginal Protection and restriction of the sale of opium act 1897 | Queensland | Control | |
| Aborigines Protection Act (1909) | New South Wales | Control | |
| Aborigines Act 1910 | Victoria | ||
| Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act (1940) | New South Wales | Control | |
| Half-Caste Act 1886 (Vic) | Victoria | Control | [4] |
| Half-Caste Act 1886 (WA) | Western Australia | Control | |
| Pitjantjatjara Lands Act 1956 | South Australia | Land rights | [5] |
| Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 | South Australia | Land rights | |
| Aborigines Act (NSW) 1969 | New South Wales | Control | [6] |
| Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 | Victoria | Land rights | |
| Aboriginal Affairs (Arrangements with the States) Act 1973 | Commonwealth of Australia | Inter-governmental administration | |
| National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) | New South Wales | Heritage | |
| Aboriginal Relics Act 1975 (No. 81 of 1975) | Tasmania | Heritage protection | |
| Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 | Commonwealth of Australia | Land rights | |
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act, 1981 | South Australia | Land rights | |
| Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 | South Australia | Land rights | |
| Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) | South Australia | Heritage | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 | Commonwealth | Control | |
| Native Title Act 1993 | Commonwealth | Land rights | [7] |
| Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 | South Australia | Land rights | |
| Aboriginal Lands Act 1995 | Tasmania | Land rights | |
| Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (No. 25 of 1995) | Tasmania | Protection | |
| Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1996 | Commonwealth | Development | [8][9] |
| Native Title Amendment Act 1998 | Commonwealth | Land rights | [10] |
| Burial and Cremation Act 2002 (No. 4 of 2002) | Tasmania | Control | |
| National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 (No. 62 of 2002) | Tasmania | Protection and Control | |
| Nature Conservation Act 2002 (No. 63 of 2002) | Tasmania | Protection | |
| Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003 | South Australia | Land rights | |
| Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld) | Queensland | Heritage | |
| Commission of Inquiry (Children in State Care and Children on APY Lands) Act 2004 | South Australia | Investigatory/ Child protection |
[11] |
| Aboriginal Land Council Elections Act 2004 | Tasmania | Elections | |
| Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 | Victoria | Heritage | [12] |
| Stolen Generations of Aboriginal Children Act 2006 | Tasmania | Compensation for people of the Stolen Generations | |
| Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (No. 129, 2007) | Commonwealth | Land control, protection, Control | [13] |
See also
References
- ↑ For records relating to the WA Aboriginal Protection Board see the WA States Records Office accessed 20 March 2008
- ↑ An Act to provide for the better protection and management of the Aboriginal natives of Western Australia, and to amend the law relating to certain contracts with such Aboriginal natives (statute 25/1886)
- ↑ Aboriginal Protection Board at the State Records Office of Western Australia, accessed 20 March 2008
- ↑ Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to Provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria
- ↑ Barrass, Tony; Victoria Laurie (2006-09-27). "From Terra Nullius to Noongar (in 'Long road home')". The Australian. Retrieved 2006-03-26.
- ↑ Aboriginal Affairs in NSW: A Short History, NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs, accessed 20 March 2008
- ↑ Native Title Act 1993
- ↑ Bills Digest 50 1996-97, Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill 1996, Australian Parliamentary Library
- ↑ See Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy
- ↑ Native Title Amendment Act 1998
- ↑ Ted Mullighan is the Commissioner
- ↑ Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006
- ↑ Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (No. 129, 2007)
Further reading
- To 1987 - "Appendix – Legislation: Major acts and ordinances relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture. 2. Aboriginal Studies Press. 1994. pp. 1294–1297.
- "Timeline: Legal Developments Affecting Indigenous People". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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