New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 221A

221A Provision of information to Registrar and New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

(1) The Chairperson of an Aboriginal Land Council and any other person who has possession or control of any records of the Council must, if required to do so by the Registrar, provide the Registrar with:

(a) access to such of the records as relate to the operations of the Council requested by the Registrar, and

(b) information that the Chairperson or other person is able to give in relation to those records and operations, and

(c) authorities or orders on bankers and others that relate to those records or operations and that the Chairperson or other person is able to provide.

Maximum penalty (subsection (1)): 10 penalty units.

(2) The Chairperson of a Local Aboriginal Land Council and any other person who has possession or control of any records of the Council of the Council must, if required to do so by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, provide the Council with:

(a) access to such of the records as relate to the operations of the Local Aboriginal Land Council requested by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, and

(b) information that the Chairperson or other person is able to give in relation to those records and operations, and

(c) authorities or orders on bankers and others that relate to those records or operations and that the Chairperson or other person is able to provide.

Maximum penalty (subsection (2)): 10 penalty units.

(3) If a record:

(a) is not in writing, or

(b) is not written in the English language, or

(c) is not decipherable on sight,

a requirement to provide access to the record is not complied with unless access is provided to a statement, written in the English language and decipherable on sight, that contains all the information in the record.