Moseley Royal Commission

Moseley Royal Commission

The Moseley Royal Commission, officially titled the Royal Commission Appointed to Investigate, Report and Advise Upon Matters in Relation to the Condition and Treatment of Aborigines was a Government of Western Australia Royal Commission established in 1934 to hear evidence regarding the treatment of Aboriginal people.

The Royal commission was to examine proposals to extend the powers of A. O. Neville, the 'Chief Protector of Aborigines', and the social policy of removal of children from their parents. Agitation by critics and the resulting media coverage in London had brought attention to the Native Administration Act 1905-1936 (WA) Amendment(1911), and actions by, A. O. Neville. A series of submissions detailing accusations of child slavery, abuse and mistreatment and the evidence was given by mothers of the removed children. The commission produced a report citing problems with the policy, but concluding to continue with the recommendations of Neville.

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  • David, Markovich (September 2003). "Genocide, a Crime of Which No Anglo-Saxon Nation Could be Guilty*". E LAW 10 (3). http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v10n3/markovich103_text.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07. "Criticism came from other quarters as well. Rischbieth, a witness to the Moseley Royal Commission and speaking on behalf of the Australian Federation of Women Voters, criticised the assistance provided to Aborigines.[301] In rejecting the government’s “neglect” justification for child removals, she asserted that “government administrators … were forcibly removing children because it was cheaper than providing the same system of support which operated for neglected white children”" 

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