State Government of Queensland
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Department was created on 22 February 2001. It was previously known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department. The Department was responsible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, rights and culture. In 2006, the Department was abolished and its functions transferred to the Communities Department.
1879 - 1911 Public Instruction Department, Orphanages Branch
1904 - 1939 Chief Protector of Aboriginals Office
1911 - 1935 Home Secretary's Office, State Children Department
1935 - 1963 Health and Home Affairs Department, State Children Department
1939 - 1966 Director Of Native Affairs Office
1963 - 1966 Labour and Industry Department, State Children Department
1966 - 1975 Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department
1966 - 1987 Children's Services Department
1975 - 1984 Aboriginal and Islanders Advancement Department
1984 - 1987 Community Services Department
1987 Family and Youth Services Department
1987 - 1989 Community Services and Ethnic Affairs Department
1987 - 1989 Family Services Department
1989 - 1996 Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Department
1996 - 1998 Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
1998 - 2001 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department
2001 - 2006 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Department
2004 - 2012 Communities Department
2012 - 2015 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs Department
2012 - 2017 Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Department
2015 - 2020 Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
2017 - 2020 Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
2020 - Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, State Government of Queensland
2020 - Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Department (Agency ID 10484)', in Queensland State Archives website, Queensland Government, 2004 - 2013, http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=10484.
Prepared by: Nicola Laurent
Created: 16 September 2014, Last modified: 17 September 2014