Aboriginal person definition

Aboriginal person means a person who is a descendant of Aboriginal people of Australia, and “Aboriginal child” has a corresponding meaning;
Aboriginal person means a person who is a descendant of one or more of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, who claims to be an Aboriginal person and who is accepted as such in the community in which he or she lives;
Aboriginal person means a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia;

Examples of Aboriginal person in a sentence

  • Clearing for the cultural or spiritual, but not commercial, purposes of an Aboriginal person on land to which the person has a cultural or spiritual connection and a right of access.

  • For the purpose of this paragraph:- An Aboriginal is a person who identifies as such and is regarded as an Aboriginal person by the Aboriginal Community.

  • The Court must not make a protection order (special guardianship) for an Aboriginal child or Torres Strait Islander child if no Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander is to be the special guardian unless the CEO has given the Court a written report prepared by a person who meets criteria prescribed by the regulations.

  • In order to qualify for citizenship, an Aboriginal person had to meet a range of conditions.

  • He could manage, retain or sell any property belonging to an Aboriginal person without their consent, and he could grant or deny a marriage between an Aboriginal woman and a non-Aboriginal man.


More Definitions of Aboriginal person

Aboriginal person means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person" means the following:
Aboriginal person means a member of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, as defined in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982; (“personne autochtone”)
Aboriginal person means a member of an Aboriginal people.
Aboriginal person means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia.
Aboriginal person means a person who identifies as being Aboriginal and/or is considered by members of his or her community as being Aboriginal. This definition includes Torres Strait Islander people;
Aboriginal person means a member of the Indian, Inuit or Metis people of Canada.
Aboriginal person means a person who—