Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Australia Aboriginal Development Commission
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Council for Aboriginal Development (Australia)
- Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Aboriginal Development Commission
- A.D.C.
- Aboriginal Development Commission (Australia)
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1977-1990
History
The Council for Aboriginal Development was formed in 1977 and was a formal advisory body to the Commonwealth Government on programs and policies affected the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In 1980 the functions of the Council for Aboriginal Development were taken over by the Aboriginal Development Commission. On 5 March 1990 the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Development Commission merged to become the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
AU NLA 35576169
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created, Linda Justo, 12-Oct-2023.
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Sources
Gray, A (1977) 'New groups for Aboriginal policy', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 3. Retrieved 12-Oct-2023.