The New South Wales Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) is a department of the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for administering legislation in relation to NSW's policies that support indigenous Australians and advising the Minister for Citizenship, Communities and Aboriginal Affairs, the Hon. Victor Dominello MP.
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