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Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia)

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Not to be confused with the Australian Department of Aboriginal Affairs

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia) is the current government authority that is involved with the matters of the Aboriginal population of Western Australia.

Prior to the creation of the Aborigines Department in 1898, there had been an Aborigines Protection Board.

The department took its current name in May 2013.

Preceding agencies

  • Aborigines Department - 1 Apr 1898 ~ 31 Dec 1908
  • Department of Aborigines and Fisheries - 1 Jan 1909 ~ 1 Jan 1920
  • Aborigines Department - 1 Jan 1926 ~ 1 Jan 1936
  • Department of the North West - 1 Jan 1920 ~ 1 Jan 1926
  • Fisheries Department - 1 Jan 1920 ~ 1 Sep 1964
  • Department of Native Affairs - 1 Jan 1936 ~ 31 Dec 1954
  • Department of Native Welfare - 1 Jan 1955 ~ 16 Jun 1972
  • Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority - 16 Jun 1972 ~ 31 Oct 1994
  • Aboriginal Affairs Department - 1 Nov 1994 ~ 30 Jun 2001
  • Department of Indigenous Affairs - 1 Jul 2001 ~ 16 May 2013

    • References

    Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia) Wikipedia
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