South Australian Government
The Aborigines Department replaced the Aborigines Office in 1912 as a result of the Aborigines Act 1911. It was in turn replaced by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1963 as a result of the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962.
1866 - 1912 Aborigines Office
1912 - 1962 Aborigines Department
1963 - 1970 Department of Aboriginal Affairs
1970 - 1972 Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs
1972 - 1990 Department for Community Welfare
1990 - 1998 Department for Family and Community Services
1998 - 2004 Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services
2004 - 2006 Children, Youth and Family Services, Department for Families and Communities
2006 - 2011 Families SA, Department for Families and Communities
2011 - 2016 Families SA, Department for Education and Child Development
2011 - 2018 Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
2016 - Department for Child Protection
2018 - Department of Human Services
Sources used to compile this entry: Raynes, Cameron, A Little Flour and a Few Blankets: An Administrative History of Aboriginal Affairs in South Australia, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide, 2002, 162 pp; State Records of South Australia, 'Agency Details: GRG52 Aborigines' Office and successor agencies', in State Records of South Australia, ArchivesSearch, http://archives.sa.gov.au.
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 30 January 2012, Last modified: 20 February 2014
Last updated: 7 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/sa/biogs/SE01103b.htm
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