List of laws concerning Indigenous Australians

List of laws concerning Indigenous Australians

A range of laws applying to or of specific relevance to Indigenous Australians. A number of laws have been passed since the European settlement of Australia, initially by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, then by the Governors or legislature of each Australian colonies and more recently by the Parliament of Australia and that of each of its States and Territories, these laws, arranged chronologically, include:

ee also

*Aboriginal Land Rights Acts

References

Further reading

*To 1987 - cite encyclopedia
title = Appendix – Legislation: Major acts and ordinances relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
encyclopedia = The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture
volume = 2
pages = 1294-1297
publisher = Aboriginal Studies Press
date = 1994
id =
accessdate = 2008-03-26

External links

* [http://www.dreamtime.net.au/indigenous/timeline3.cfm Indigenous Australia: Timeline - Contact 1901 - 1969] at the Australian Museum


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