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ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 63 Board members

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 63

Board members

63 Board members

(1) The Board members are to be elected at every fourth annual meeting of a Local Aboriginal Land Council.
(2) A person is not qualified to be nominated to stand for election, or to be elected, as a Board member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council if, at the time of the nomination or election, any of the following applies to the person--
(a) the person is not a voting member of the Council,
(b) the person is suspended or disqualified from holding office as a Board member or is suspended from membership of the Council,
(c) the person has not attended at least 2 meetings of the Council in the last 12 months.
(2A) Subsection (2)(c) does not apply if an administrator was appointed to perform all of the functions of the Local Aboriginal Land Council for all or part of the relevant 12-month period.
(2B) A person may nominate another person to stand for election as a Board member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council if, at the time of the nomination, all of the following apply to the person--
(a) the person is a voting member of the Council, and
(b) the person is not suspended from membership of the Council, and
(c) the person has attended at least 2 meetings of the Council in the last 12 months.
(2C) Subsection (2B)(c) does not apply if an administrator was appointed to perform all of the functions of the Local Aboriginal Land Council for all or part of the relevant 12-month period.
(3) A Board member is entitled to be paid travelling and other allowances decided by resolution of the voting members of the Local Aboriginal Land Council.
(5) A Board member is eligible for re-election, subject to this Act.
(6) The Registrar is to be the returning officer for an election.
(7) Elections for Board members are to be conducted in accordance with the regulations.
(8) Without limiting subsection (7), the regulations may make provision with respect to the nomination of persons to stand for election as a Board member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council.