Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960 (WA)
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The Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960 amended the Native Welfare Act 1954, so that people in Western Australian defined as a 'quadroon' or 'less than quadroon blood' were no longer to be considered 'natives'. The Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960 was repealed by the Native Welfare Act 1963.
The Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960 also exempted the Minister, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or officer of the Department of Native Welfare from personal liability in carrying out their duties under the Act.
1960 - 1963 Native Welfare Act Amendment Act 1960
1963 - 1972 Native Welfare Act 1963
1972 - Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972
Sources used to compile this entry: To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, https://aiatsis.gov.au/collection/featured-collections/remove-and-protect; Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - Western Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser and Leanne Howard
Created: 18 July 2011, Last modified: 16 October 2018
Last updated: 17 October 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/wa/biogs/WE00421b.htm
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