1939 The Aboriginal Act Amendment Act of South Australia comes into operation. Unde the act: The Office of Chief Protector and the Advisory Council is abolished and replaced by the Aborigines Protection Board. Control over Aborigines extends and are personal liberties restricted even more. The Protection Board becomes the legal guardian of all Aboriginal children. The definition of `Aborigine' is widened to include all Aboriginal people irrespective of `caste' and whether or not they felt they needed the Board's `protection'. The Exemption Certificate (clause 11A) is introduced which allows certain Aborigines to become `non-Aborigines' if they behave as the government wants. Many Aboriginal people refer to these as `dog-licences'. There is also a prohibition against white people `consorting' with an Aboriginal person, unless that person is 'exempted' from the provisions of the Act. This means that many European men with Aboriginal de facto wives are forced to abandon them or they could be charged with consorting.

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