State of Western Australia
The Aboriginal Affairs Department operated from 1 November 1994 to 30 June 2001, continuing the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority. Although it was the key government organisation responsible for Aboriginal matters in Western Australia, it was not responsible for the welfare of Aboriginal children. The Aboriginal Affairs Department continued as the Department of Indigenous Affairs from 1 July 2001.
1887 - 1890 Aborigines Protection Board
1890 - 1898 Aborigines Protection Board
1898 - 1908 Aborigines Department
1909 - 1920 Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
1909 - 1920 Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
1920 - 1926 Department of the North West
1920 - 1964 Fisheries Department
1926 - 1936 Aborigines Department
1936 - 1954 Department of Native Affairs
1955 - 1972 Department of Native Welfare
1972 - 1994 Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority
1994 - 2001 Aboriginal Affairs Department
2001 - 2013 Department of Indigenous Affairs
2013 - 2017 Department of Aboriginal Affairs
Sources used to compile this entry: 'AU WA A797 - Aboriginal Affairs Department', in State Records Office of Western Australia - Organisations & People, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2015, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/aboriginal-affairs-department-au-wa-a797; To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, https://aiatsis.gov.au/collection/featured-collections/remove-and-protect.
Prepared by: Leanne Howard and Debra Rosser
Created: 15 June 2011, Last modified: 29 April 2014
Last updated: 17 October 2023
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