Aboriginals Preservation and Protection Act Amendment Act of 1946 (10 Geo Vi No. 21) (Qld)

I. PUBLIC ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND., go AND 10° GEO VI. ABORIGINALS. See also TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS. An Aot to Amend "The Aboriginals Preservation 10 GEO. VI. No. 21- and Proteotion Aot of 1939" in oertain THE ABORIGINALS partioulars. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT [ASSENTED TO 11TH APRIL, 1946.] AMENDMENT ACT OF 1946. 1 -> E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, ~ bv and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- l. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The Aboriginals Short title Preservation and Protection Act Amendment Act of ~ 9~ 6," : ~ ~ struction. and shall be read as one with. *" The Abong~ nals Preservation and Protection Act of 1939," herein referred to as the Principal Act. (2.) The Principal Act and this Act may be Collective collectively cited as " The Aboriginals Preservation and title. Protection Acts, 1939 to 1946." Amendments of the Principal Act. 2 Subsection fourteen of section fourteen of the Amendment Principal Act is amended by omitting the following of s. 14. words, namel v :-" from one district to another district, or". ~ * 3 G. 6 No. 6, 1939 Sess. v., p. 17455. A

2 ABORIGINALS. Aboriginals Preservation, Etc., Act. 10 GEO. VI. No. 21, 1946. Amendment of s. 34. 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection one of section thirty-four of the Principal Act is repealed and the following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof, namely :- [Admission of guilt by " (a) Where an admission of guilt or confession aboriginal.] before trial is obtained from any aboriginal charged or suspected of any crime, misdemeanour, or offence, indictable or otherwise, it shall not be admissible or received in evidence unless, on inquiry from the aboriginal in Chambers in the presence only of the judge, the Crown Prosecutor, and defendant's counsel, the judge is satisfied that the aboriginal understood the meaning of his statement or confession and that such statement or confession was obtained voluntarily, and without duress or pressure of any sort." ACQUISITION, WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT. See LANDS. ADVANCES FOR HOUSING PURPOSES. See HOUSING. AGREEMENT- BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT AND AGRICUJ-ITURAL BANK-See BANKING. HOSPITALS BENEFIT-See HOSPIT.\LS. HOUSING-See HOUSING. WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT-See LANDS. AGRICULTURAL BANK. See BANKING.