Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1976 No. 186 of 1976 - SECT 36

36. (1) An Aboriginal Council shall, within 3 weeks after the first meeting of
the Council, appoint a person to be the public officer of the Council and
determine an official address for the person from time to time holding the
office and, if that office at any time becomes vacant, shall, within 3 weeks
after it becomes vacant, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.

(2) The public officer of an Aboriginal Council holds office during the
pleasure of the Council.

(3) The public officer of an Aboriginal Council may resign his office by
writing signed by him delivered to the Chairman of the Council but the
resignation does not have effect until it is accepted by the Chairman of the
Council.

(4) An Aboriginal Council shall terminate the appointment of the public
officer of the Council if he becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of
a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors or compounds with his
creditors.

(5) Where the Registrar considers that the place of the official address of
the public officer of an Aboriginal Council is not an appropriate place for
the performance of the duties of the public officer under this Act, he may
direct the Council to determine another official address and to notify him of
the address so determined and the Council shall obey that direction.