Divisions
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Community Partnerships and Priorities
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Aboriginal Partnerships
- Office of Aboriginal Affairs
- National Agreement on Closing the Gap
- Truth-Telling and Treaty
- Eligibility for Government services
- Family history research
- Scholarships
- Cultural Mutton birding
- Acknowledgement / Welcome to Country
- Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy
- Aboriginal Affairs Legislation
- Resetting the relationship with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community 2016
- Further information and resources
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags
- Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania
- Child and Youth Wellbeing
- Community Policy and Engagement
- Community and Disability Services
- Community Grants
- Contact
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Aboriginal Partnerships
- Digital Strategy and Services
- Office of Local Government
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of Review and Evaluation
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Security and Emergency Management
- Corporate and Government Services
- Policy Division
- Service Tasmania Unit
- State Service Management Office
Contact Details
By phone
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Our staff
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Aboriginal Affairs Legislation
The following Tasmanian Legislation is specific to Tasmanian Aborigines or contains provisions for Aborigines and acknowledges Aboriginal culture in Tasmania:
- Constitutional Recognition of Tasmanian Aboriginal People
- Aboriginal Lands Act 1995
Legislation which provides for the establishment of the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania (ALCT), election of members and the return of land to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. - Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975
- Stolen Generations of Aboriginal Children Act 2006
Tasmania was the first state or territory in Australia to pass legislation to provide payments to members of the Stolen Generations of Aborigines and their children.
The following Tasmanian Legislation makes provisions for Aborigines and acknowledges Aboriginal culture in Tasmania:
- Burial and Cremation Act 2019
Contains provisions for the use of Aboriginal land for Aboriginal cremations. - Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
Contains provisions relating to Aboriginal children. - Coroner's Act 1995
Contains provisions relating to Aboriginal remains. - National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
Contains provisions relating to an Aboriginal member of a Conservation Membership Trust and others that may be of interest relating to cultural, land and heritage matters. - Nature Conservation Act 2002
Contains provisions that may be of interest relating to cultural, land and heritage matters. - Youth Justice Act 1997
Contains provisions relating to Aboriginal youth. - Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Contains provisions relating to Aboriginal cultural activities (fishing or gathering).