Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1982 (1982-01-01) (Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs) 4 April 2011 (Aboriginal Affairs NSW)
Preceding agencies	Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1995–2011) Office of Aboriginal Affairs (1988–1995) Bureau of Aboriginal Affairs (1988) Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (1982–1988)
Headquarters	201 Coward Street, Mascot, Sydney
Minister responsible	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Agency executive	Shane Hamilton, Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Affairs
Parent agency	Premier's Department
Key documents	Aboriginal Land Rights Act, 1983 (NSW) Aboriginal Languages Act, 2017 (NSW)
Website	aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au

Aboriginal Affairs NSW (AANSW) is an agency of the Premier's Department in the Government of New South Wales. Aboriginal Affairs NSW is responsible for administering legislation in relation to the NSW Government policies that support Indigenous Australians in New South Wales, and for advising the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, David Harris.