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Aborigines Protection Act 1886 (WA), 14 September 2012

Title

Aborigines Protection Act 1886 (WA)

Description

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.

As a Crown Colony of Britain, Western Australia's laws were made by the British Parliament. The Australian Human Rights Commission describes the birth of this law:

Reacting to the atrocities committed against Indigenous people in WA, the British Government passed the Aborigines Protection Act 1886. This was the first in a series of laws and regulations allowing the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families.

Date

1886

Related Entries

Glossary Terms

• Protector of Aborigines (1832 - 1954)

Organisations

• Aborigines Protection Board, Crown Colony of Western Australia. (1887 - 1890)

Related Publications

isCitedBy

• 'The History - Western Australia', in Bringing Them Home: Human Rights Education Resources for Teachers, Australian Human Rights Commission, 2010, http://www.hreoc.gov.au/education/bringing_them_home/8_historyWA.html. Details

isVersionOf

• Aborigines Protection Act 1886 (WA), 1886. Also available at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/wa/legislation.html. Details