AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ABORIGINES WELFARE REPEAL ORDINANCE 1965

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 16 of 1965

	Approval has been given for the removal of discriminatory provisions in Australian Capital Territory legislation relating to persons of aboriginal descent.

	The legislation which will be affected by this approval is the Aborigines Welfare Ordinance 1954, the Liquor Ordinance 1929‑1965 and the Fish Protection Regulations.

	The introduction of the Aborigines Welfare Repeal Ordinance will effect the repeal of the Aborigines Welfare Ordinance 1954.

J. D. ANTHONY