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First Page of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901

On 23 December 1901, the Immigration Restriction Act came into law. The legislation was specifically designed to limit non-British migration to Australia. It represented the formal establishment of the ‘White Australia policy’.

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Commonwealth of Australia 2011

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