White Australia Policy 1901

WEB The Act came into law on 23 December 1901 The Act gave immigration officers the power to make any non-European migrant sit a 50. WEB White Australia policy Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 fundamental legislation of the new Commonwealth of Australia that effectively halted all non. WEB The White Australia policy was a set of racist policies that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic origins especially Asians primarily Chinese. WEB The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 also known as the White Australia policy affected migrants who came to Australia between 1901 and 1958. WEB On 23 December 1901 the Immigration Restriction Act became law It was one of the first laws passed by the new Australian federal parliament..