❓ A parliamentary question seeks clarification on the definition and number of Stolen Generation survivors in Western Australia. The Minister responds that the Department does not have a set definition, providing AIHW data on reported removals instead.
AnsweredQoN 1206Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
STOLEN GENERATION
1206. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Aboriginal
Affairs:
I refer to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders who are members of the stolen generation.
(1) Does the
Department of the Premier and Cabinet have a set definition or range of years
for the stolen generation in Western Australia?
(2) If yes, how many survivors of
the stolen generation are alive in Western Australia?
1206. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Aboriginal
Affairs:
I refer to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders who are members of the stolen generation.
(1) Does the
Department of the Premier and Cabinet have a set definition or range of years
for the stolen generation in Western Australia?
(2) If yes, how many survivors of
the stolen generation are alive in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs, who is on urgent parliamentary business.
(1)–(2) The
Department of the Premier and Cabinet does not have a set definition or range
of years for the stolen generation in Western
Australia. Data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2018–19 suggested that an estimated 6 400
Aboriginal people in Western Australia, aged 46 years and over , had
reported being removed from their families.
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs, who is on urgent parliamentary business.
(1)–(2) The
Department of the Premier and Cabinet does not have a set definition or range
of years for the stolen generation in Western
Australia. Data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2018–19 suggested that an estimated 6 400
Aboriginal people in Western Australia, aged 46 years and over , had
reported being removed from their families.
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