Item Item 3 - A replacement for the act

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FVF6-Item 3

Title

A replacement for the act

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  • 1969-1971 (Creation)

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2 pages ; 25 cm

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(1971-1975)

Administrative history

The Act Confrontation Movement (ACM) was formed around 1971, in response to Queensland government legislation: The Aborigines Act 1971 and the Torres Strait Islanders Act 1971. This legislation gave the Queensland government the powers such as where Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples could live, how long they could live there, how much they could eat, where they could travel, and what they could wear. The Act Confrontation Movement was able to make headway on the reserves during 1973 and 1974. The Brisbane Three, Denis Walker, Lionel Fogarty (Lionel Lacey) and Juan Jose (John) Garcia, were involved in the Act Confrontation Movement and when the charges against them were dropped in 1975, it is likely the ACM folded.

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An informational flyer advocating for the abolition of the Aborigines' and Torres Strait Islanders Act and for a coalition of Aboriginal and Torres' Strait Islander individuals to be elected and to preside over matters previously governed by the Department of Aboriginal and Island Affairs. Flyer contains contact information for Denis Walker, Pastor Don Brady and Cheryl Buchanan. Undated.

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Unrestricted access.

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  • English

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Revised

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised, HH, 17-Apr-2025
Revised, SJB, 30-Nov-2022.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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