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Legislation Aborigines Protection Act 1886

Colony of Victoria

From
1886
To
1886
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Legislation

Summary

Please note that this page reproduces the original language used in the historical sources drawn upon to compile this entry. This language includes offensive and derogatory terms which are today considered unacceptable. We apologise for any offence caused by such language.

The Aborigines Protection Act 1886, No. 912, commenced the policy of forcibly removing "half caste" aboriginals from missions and reserves. It did so by changing the definition of aboriginal to exclude "half-castes".

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The Long title of the Act is 'An Act to amend an Act intituled "An Act to provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria". It amended 'An Act to provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal natives in Victoria 1869.'
The Act was repealed by the Aborigines Act 1890, No.1059 on 1 August 1890.

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Victoria [excerpts from Victorian legislation]', in To remove and protect: laws that changed Aboriginal lives, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 2008, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/VIC/legislation.html.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill

Created: 15 September 2009, Last modified: 21 November 2012