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Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1972 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the establishment of an Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and an Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Council for the purpose of providing consultative and other services and for the economic, social and cultural advancement of persons of Aboriginal descent in Western Australia, to repeal the Native Welfare Act 1963, and for incidental and other purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 52 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by one Schedule, provides for the establishment of an Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and an Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Council for the purpose of providing consultative and other services and for the economic, social and cultural advancement of persons of Aboriginal descent in Western Australia and for incidental and other purposes. The Act is divided as follows: Part I Preliminary; Part II Administrative provisions; Part III Reserved lands; Part V Financial provisions; Part VI Miscellaneous; Part VII Savings provisions. The Schedule deals with Constitutional provisions relating to the Aboriginal Affairs Co-ordinating Committee.

Full text
English
Website
www7.austlii.edu.au