ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 226 Removal of office holders on appointment of administrator
ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 226
Removal of office holders on appointment of administrator226 Removal of office holders on appointment of administrator
(cf former section 57B)
(1) On the appointment of an administrator to administer all of the functions of a Local Aboriginal Land Council, the Board members of the Council are removed from office and fresh elections to fill the vacancies are to be held, in the manner specified by the regulations, so as to enable vacancies to be filled at the conclusion of the administrator's term of office.
(2) On the appointment of an administrator to administer all of the functions of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, the councillors are removed from office and fresh elections to fill the vacancies are to be held, in the manner specified by the regulations, so as to enable vacancies to be filled at the conclusion of the administrator's term of office.
Note : If an administrator is appointed to administer only specified functions of an Aboriginal Land Council, the officers or councillors (as the case may be) of that Council remain in office and may continue to exercise those functions of the Council not given to the administrator.