Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Department
Authorized form of name
ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A797
Description area
Dates of existence
1994-11-01 - 2001-06-30
History
The Aboriginal Affairs Department was established on 1 November 1994 and combined the functions administered by the abolished Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and the Office of Traditional Land Use together with the activities carried out by the Department of Aboriginal Sites.
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs became the Department of Indigenous Affairs on 1 July 2001.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
AU WA A1767 - DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS [2] (2013-05-17 - 2017-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1767
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
2001-06-30 -
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A48 - DEPARTMENT OF NATIVE WELFARE (1955-01-01 - 1972-06-16)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A48
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1955-01-01 - 1972-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A47 - DEPARTMENT OF NATIVE AFFAIRS (1936-01-01 - 1954-12-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A47
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1936-01-01 - 1955-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A63 - ABORIGINES DEPARTMENT [2] (1926-01-01 - 1936-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A63
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1926-01-01 - 1936-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A64 - DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTH WEST [1] (1920-01-01 - 1926-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A64
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1920-01-01 - 1926-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A65 - FISHERIES DEPARTMENT [2] (1920-01-01 - 1964-09-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A65
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1920-01-01 - 1926-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A66 - DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINES AND FISHERIES (1909-01-01 - 1920-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A66
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1909-01-01 - 1920-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A67 - ABORIGINES DEPARTMENT [1] (1898-04-01 - 1908-12-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A67
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1898-04-01 - 1908-12-31
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A1202 - DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS (2001-07-01 - 2013-05-16)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1202
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
2001-07-01 -
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A1200 - ABORIGINES PROTECTION BOARD (1886-01-01 - 1898-04-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1200
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1994-11-01 -
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A49 - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS PLANNING AUTHORITY (1972-06-16 - 1994-10-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A49
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
1994-11-01 -
Description of relationship
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S1779 - FILES - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1994-11-01 - 2001-06-30
Related unit of description
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Sources
Archivist's notes
AN Cross Reference = 1