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MS 1043
Records of the Aboriginal Legal Service of
Western Australia (Inc)
ACCESS
Open access for reading, copying and quotation [Access
code: A1 B5]
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Date range: 1977-1979
Extent: 0.09 metres (1 box)
This collection of records was deposited in the Library
by John R. Huelin, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, in 1979.
It consists of papers, reports and correspondence.
The records are originals or photocopies of mimeo,
printed or typescript documents.
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NAME INDEX
An index of selected names from this collection is
available. To access these names contact the AIATSIS Family History Unit on
1800 730 129 (free call for family history enquiries only) or by email at
family@aiatsis.gov.au.
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BACKGROUND NOTE
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) (ALSWA)
was established in Perth in 1973, developing out of the Justice Committee of
the New Era Aboriginal Fellowship Inc. It started with two lawyers, three
Aboriginal court officers and a secretary.
From 1975 ALSWA started to expand and by 1983 was
providing legal aid service to Australian Indigenous people, in accordance
with Commonwealth grant conditions, throughout Western Australia.
ALSWA became an incorporated body in 1975 and is governed
by an Aboriginal Executive Committee.
The access conditions for this collection were changed by
ALSWA in 2005.
References:
Aboriginal
Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) website.
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RELATED WORKS
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here for a complete listing of material by the Aboriginal
Legal Service of Western Australia, that is held by the Institute.
SERIES LIST
Series 1
Executive Committee meetings minutes and
agendas
Series 2
Reports of the Principal Legal Officer
Series 3
Reports of the Executive Field Officer
Series 4
Report of the Social Worker
Series 5
Field staff
Series 6
Correspondence relating to P.A. Councillor
Series 7
Racial Discrimination Act and Human
Rights Bill
Series 8
‘Mining Bill’
Series 9
Criminal records
Series 10
Tribal law and the court system
Series 11
Wiluna incident
Series 12
Administrative problems
Series 13
Police/Community Relations
Series 14
Electoral Act
Series 15
Other papers
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1 Executive Committee
meetings minutes and agendas
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| 1 |
Minutes, 5 Sept. 1977 (missing page 3) |
| 2 |
Minutes, 11 October, 1977 |
| 3 |
Agenda, 16 January 1978 |
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Series 2 Reports of the Principal
Legal Officer
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| 1 |
J.R. Huelin, 7 November 1977 |
| 2 |
J.R. Huelin, 16 January 1978 |
| 3 |
11 June 1979 |
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Series 3 Reports of the Executive
Field Officer
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| 1 |
C.M. Wyatt, 3 October 1977 |
| 2 |
C.M. Wyatt, 6 February 1978 |
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Series 4 Report of the Social
Worker
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Ronda Johns, 3 October and 16 January 1977 |
| 3 |
R. Johns, 6 February 1978, with enclosure ‘Charges
proceeded with and decided in Magistrates’ and Judges’ courts in Western
Australia for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders’ |
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Series 5 Field staff
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| 1 |
List of field staff [n.d.] |
| 2 |
List of field staff [n.d.] |
| 3 |
Duty statement of field officers |
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Series 6 Correspondence relating
to Phillip Alan Councillor
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| 1 |
Letter from J.R. Huelin to Director, Department of
Aboriginal Affairs, 3 February 1977 |
| 2 |
Letter from J.R, Huelin to P.A. Councillor, 4
February 1977 |
| 3 |
Letter from J.R. Huelin to J. Stanley, Aboriginal
Legal Rights Movement, 22 April 1977 |
| 4 |
Summary detailing circumstances of complaints against
several police officers in the Carnarvon area and asking for an
investigation of his claims |
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Series 7 Racial Discrimination
Act and ‘Human Rights Bill’
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| 1 |
Letter from J.R. Huelin to R.J. Ellicott,
Commonwealth Attorney General 13 May 1977 relating to Racial
Discrimination Act 1975, with reply, July 1977 |
| 2 |
Letters from J.R. Huelin to Peter Durack,
Commonwealth Attorney General, 4 November 1977 and 13 January 1978
relating to ‘Human Rights Commission Bill’ with replies 4 January, 29
April and 16 May 1978 |
| 3 |
Letter from A.J. Grassby, Commissioner for Community
Relations to Chairman, Aboriginal Legal Service of W.A., 11 May 1977,
relating to complaint concerning advertisement by ALSWA, with reply from
J.R. Huelin, 27 June 1977 |
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Series 8 ‘Mining
Bill’
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Letter from J.R. Huelin to Sir Charles Court, Premier
of Western Australia, 17 June 1977 relating to 1975 ‘Mining Bill’,
including ‘Notes on the Mining Bill, 1975’; and reply, 20 June 1977 |
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2
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Letter from A. Mensaros, Minister for Mines to J.R,
Huelin, 27 July 1977. Relates to suggested amendments to the Bill |
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Series 9 Criminal records
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Letter from J.R. Huelin to Sir Charles Court, Premier
of Western Australia, 21 June 1977 relating to the destruction of police
records; reply from D.H. O’Neil, Deputy Premier, 18 August 1977 |
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Series 10
Tribal law and the court system
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Letter from J.R. Huelin to Mr Brower, Secretary,
Australian Law Reform Commission, 6 July 1977, relating to tribal law of
Aborigines; and enclosure ‘Notes re consideration of Aboriginal tribal
law in relation to possible law reform’ |
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Series 11 Wiluna incident
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Letter from L.L. Davies, Bar Chambers, Perth to
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, 26 August 1977 |
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2
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‘Statement concerning a number of complaints by the
people of Wiluna about unjust treatment at the hands both of the police
authorities and the local J[ustice of the] P[eace]’ |
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3
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Report by J.R. Huelin on visit to Wiluna, 28
September to 2 October 1977 |
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Series 12 Administrative problems
This series consists of records relating to
administrative problems at the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
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‘Submission to the Minister with regard to the
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Legal Service of
Western Australia (Inc)’, by J.R. Huelin, November 1977. One annotated
typescript; one photocopy of signed submission |
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‘Complaints against the police’, a memo from
Principal Legal Officer to all Legal and Field Officers, 7 March 1978 |
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Series 13 Police/community
relations
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‘Report of John R. Huelin… on the Community Affairs
Division of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police for consideration by
the Western Australian Police Force’ [and supporting documents A-I,
Perth, 1977] |
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2 |
‘Report on police/community relations in England,
particularly relating to the police in Western Australia’, [with
appendices A-L], by John R. Huelin, Perth [1978] |
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3
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Huelin, John Raymond, ‘Police/community relations –
particularly related to the Aboriginal people of Western Australia:
comments on report’ [addressed to] Chairman, Special Cabinet Committee
of Aboriginal/Police Relations, Perth, 1979 |
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4
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‘Report on the use of and training of paralegals in
the U.S.A.’, [by] John R. Huelin (Perth, 1978) |
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Series 14 Electoral Act
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| 1 |
Letter ‘to all honourable members of Parliament in
Western Australia re Electoral Act 1907 -1971 and proposed amendment
1977’, by J.R. Huelin |
| 2 |
‘Notes re Electoral Act inquiry, by J.R.
Huelin, 15 May 1978 |
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Series 15 Other papers
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1
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‘Introduction’. Background to the Aboriginal Legal
Service |
| 2 |
Special needs and demands of Aboriginals for legal
aid |
| 3 |
‘Constitution [of the] Aboriginal Legal Service of
Western Australia’ |
| 4 |
‘Aboriginal population’ [in Western Australia] as at
30th June 1978. Taken from the Department of Aboriginal
Affairs Annual report |
| 5 |
‘Mineral claims by C.R.A [Conzinc Riotinto of
Australia] Exploration Pty ltd [and] objections by Noonkanbah
Pastoral Company and others’, by D. McCann, S.M. Report of hearing and
recommendations |
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Report by N.G. Crump for tax agency work for year
ended 30 June 1979 |
| 7 |
Johns, Ronda. ‘Reasons why a social worker is
required as a full-time permanent staff member of the Aboriginal Legal
Service in Western Australia’, April 1979 |
| 8 |
Martin, Margaret A. ‘Potential client population of
the Aboriginal Legal Service in Western Australia’ |
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Finding Aid updated by J. Churches. April 2005
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