The Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 is the short title of an Act of the Parliament of South Australia, assented to on 8 December 1966, with the long title "An Act to establish an Aboriginal Lands Trust, to define the powers and functions thereof, for purposes incidental thereto and for other purposes".[1] This Bill was introduced by Don Dunstan, who was then South Australia's Attorney-General and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and who later became Premier.
| Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of South Australia | |
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| Citation | Aboriginal Lands Trust Act, 1966 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of South Australia |
| Enacted | 8 December 1966 |
| Repeals | |
| 1 July 2014 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Sch 1 cl 6 of Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 2013 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
This Act signified the first major recognition of Aboriginal land rights by any Australian government. It also marked a return to promises made in the Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia in 1836, by establishing a land trust which would hold the title to and assume management of all the existing Aboriginal reserves in South Australia, for the benefit of the Aboriginal people. The Governor of South Australia assented to the new law on 8 December 1966.[2]
The Act established the South Australian Aboriginal Lands Trust.[3]
The Act was repealed by the Schedule 1, Clause 6 of Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 2013 on 1 July 2014.[2][4]
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edit- ^ "Anno Decimo Quinto Elizabethae II Reginae A.D. 1966: No. 87 of 1966: An Act to establish an Aboriginal Lands Trust, to define the powers and functions thereof, for purposes incidental thereto and for other purposes" (PDF). Documenting a Democracy. Museum of Australian Democracy. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 (SA)". Documenting A Democracy. Museum of Australian Democracy. 8 December 1966. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966". Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) South Australian Acts (Point-in-Time). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 [ceased]". Legislation. Government of South Australia. Attorney-General's Dept. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.