Certificates of unconditional exemption from the provisions of the Aborigines Act (GRG52/19)
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Access Determination
Whole of series. Open. D08/06639. Signed 12.12.2008.;;"
Retention status
Permanent. These records have been deemed permanent in accordance with a disposal determination made for all GRGs by the Manager [Director] of State Records and approved by State Records Council on 9 November 1999.
Description
This series contains counterfoils of certificates of unconditional exemption from the provisions of the Aborigines Act, 1934 - 1939. A certificate of unconditional exemption meant that an individual, and his or her descendants, were no longer subject to the Aborigines Act, 1934 - 1939, or the control of the Aborigines' Protection Board.
Information recorded includes name, address and date of exemption.
10 volumes of counterfoils (volume 10 unused) and 1 envelope containing loose certificates.
Arranged chronologically. Certificates are numbered 1 - 500.
This series has been indexed by the Aboriginal Information Management System (AIMS), a searchable database of names of Aboriginal people identified in key series within the State Records' collection. As at 2015, the database comprises more than 140,000 entries and indexes tribal name, nickname, age, sex, location, description of record, and a State Records reference number. Safeguards are in place to protect sensitive information about individuals.
A search of AIMS is available via the State Records' Aboriginal Access Team.
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