Australian Government
The Chief Protector of Aborigines, an office first created under South Australian legislation in 1910, continued under the Commonwealth Aboriginals Ordinance 1911 and successive Commonwealth legislation. The Chief Protector was made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child under the provisions of this Ordinance.The Chief Protector was replaced by the Director of Native Affairs as a result of the passing of the Aboriginals Ordinance 1939.
1864 - 1910 Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory
1910 Chief Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory
1911 - 1939 Chief Protector of Aborigines, Northern Territory
![Case between the Department of the Interior and an Aboriginal mother regarding the retention of her daughter in an Aboriginal compound [altered from original title]](../objects/thumbs/tn_YD0000065 NAA_A1 1936_3096 Odegaard file.png)
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Created: 25 January 2012, Last modified: 9 May 2014
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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