New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 52B

52B Social housing schemes

(1) This section applies to a community benefits scheme in relation to the acquisition and provision by or on behalf of a Local Aboriginal Land Council of residential accommodation for Aboriginal persons in its area and to the construction, upgrading and extension of any such accommodation (a "social housing scheme").

(2) The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council must not approve a social housing scheme under section 52A unless:

(a) it is satisfied that the income (including any subsidies and grants) from any existing social housing scheme provided by or on behalf of the Local Aboriginal Land Council or of the proposed scheme is or will be sufficient to meet all the expenses of the scheme concerned, including long term maintenance requirements, and

(b) it has considered the likely impact of the proposed scheme on the overall financial situation of the Local Aboriginal Land Council.

(3) A Local Aboriginal Land Council may provide a social housing scheme by using the services of another body or agency, or with the assistance of another body or agency, approved by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council either generally or in relation to a particular social housing scheme.

(4) Section 40B (2) applies to a lease by a Local Aboriginal Land Council (whether or not for a period exceeding 3 years), if the lease is for the purposes of the provision or management of a social housing scheme.