Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS (QUEENSLAND RESERVES AND COMMUNITIES SELF-MANAGEMENT) ACT 1978 - SECT 9

(1)

Without limiting the services that, in the performance of its functions, may be provided or made available by the Council for a Reserve to which this Act applies, or for a Community to which this Act applies, or that such a Council may arrange to be provided or made available, for the Aboriginals or Islanders who reside on the Reserve or are members of that Community, as the case may be, such a Council may provide or make available, or arrange to be provided or made available, for such Aboriginals or Islanders services relating to all or any of the following matters:

(a)

housing;

(b)

health;

(c)

sewerage;

(d)

water supply;

(e)

electricity supply;

(f)

communications;

(g)

education or training;

(h)

relief work for unemployed persons;

(j)

roads and associated works;

(k)

garbage collection and disposal;

(m)

welfare;

(n)

community amenities.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing any body, authority or person other than the Council for a Reserve to which this Act applies, or for a Community to which this Act applies, from providing or making available for the Aboriginals or Islanders who reside on the Reserve or who are members of that Community, as the case may be, any services, including services relating to all or any of the matters specified in subsection (1).