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Legislation Native Administration Act 1936
State of Western Australia
Native Administration Act 1936 (WA), 14 September 2012
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- Legislation
- Alternative Names
- Aborigines Act Amendment Act 1936 (also known as)
Summary
[Taken from the To Remove and Protect website:]
The Native Administration Act 1936 [Also known as the Aborigines Act Amendment Act 1936] changed the title of Chief Protector to the Commissioner of Native Affairs. The expansive definition given to 'native' extended the reach of the Commissioner's powers. The Commissioner of Native Affairs was made the legal guardian of all legitimate and illegitimate 'native' children to the age of 21 'notwithstanding that the child has a parent or other relative living'. The Native Administration Act 1936 was repealed by Native Welfare Act 1963.
Related Entries
Timeline
1936 Native Administration Act 1936
1963 Native Welfare Act 1963
1972 Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972
Publications
Statutes
- Native Administration Act 1936 (WA), 1936. Also available at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/wa/legislation.html. Details
Online Resources
- 'Steps to Improve Lot of Natives in W.A.', The West Australian, 21 June 1949, p. 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47732575. Details
- State Law Publisher: Official Publisher of Western Australian Legislation and Statutory Information, Government of Western Australia, 1997, http://www.slp.wa.gov.au. Details
- To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/index.html. Details
- AustLII [website], 2011, http://www.austlii.edu.au. Details
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Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/index.html.
Prepared by: Leanne Howard
Created: 18 July 2011, Last modified: 6 October 2011
Last updated: 28 May 2013
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