Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1976 No. 186 of 1976 - SECT 56

56. (1) The Governing Committee of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association
shall, within 3 weeks after its incorporation under this Act, appoint a person
to be the public officer of the Association 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 Incorporated Aboriginal Association holds office
during the pleasure of the Governing Committee of the Association.

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

(4) The Governing Committee of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association shall
terminate the appointment of the public officer of the Association 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 Incorporated Aboriginal Association is not an
appropriate place for the performance of the duties of the public officer
under this Act, the Registrar may serve on the public officer a notice
directing the Governing Committee of the Association to determine another
official address and to notify him of the address so determined, and the
Governing Committee shall obey that direction.