Aboriginal Affairs NSW
The board had six members appointed by the Governor of New South Wales, with the Inspector-General of Police serving ex officio as chairman.The board was reconstituted by the Aborigines Protection Act 1909, which took effect on 1 June 1910, and was placed under the supervision of the Colonial Secretary and his Department (from 1959 the Chief Secretary), with its stated purpose being "to exercise a general supervision and care over all matters affecting the interest and welfare of Aborigines, and to protect them against injustice, imposition and fraud".[3] A. W. G. Lipscomb, who had been appointed as Superintendent of Aborigines Welfare of the Board for Protection in February 1939 (then in the BPA), was confirmed in the position on 31 May 1940.[7] On 15 April 1988, the Ministry was abolished and its responsibilities were transferred to the new Bureau of Aboriginal Affairs within the Premier's Department.In July 2015 the Office of Communities was abolished but Aboriginal Affairs remained within the parent Department of Education.