New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS REGULATION 1996

- Made under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
- As at 2 September 2002
- Reg 396 of 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes
   5.      Repeal

   PART 2 - LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS

           Division 1 - Manner of constitution

   6.      Application for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
   7.      Notification of application for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
   8.      Objections to proposal to constitute an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
   9.      Consideration of objections by Regional Aboriginal Land Council
   10.     Registrar’s recommendation
   11.     Court’s recommendation
   12.     Court may review recommendation of the Registrar
   13.     Limitations on areas that may be constituted as Local Aboriginal Land Council areas
   14.     Determination of applications for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area

           Division 2 - Alterations of boundaries or names and amalgamations

   15.     Alteration of boundaries of Local Aboriginal Land Council area
   16.     Change of name of Local Aboriginal Land Council area
   17.     Amalgamation of Local Aboriginal Land Council areas
   18.     Transition to amalgamation

           Division 3 - Membership and other matters

   19.     Local Aboriginal Land Council roll
   20.     Meetings of Local Aboriginal Land Councils
   21.     Removal of Council officers
   22.     Elections to fill vacancies in Council offices
   23.     Form of application for access permit (hunting, fishing or gathering)
   24.     Purchase of land
   25.     Model rules

   PART 3 - REGIONAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS

   26.     Election of members of Regional Aboriginal Land Councils
   27.     Alternate members
   28.     Removal from office of member of Regional Aboriginal Land Council
   29.     Fees, allowances and expenses payable to members
   30.     Meetings of Regional Aboriginal Land Councils
   31.     Removal of Council officers
   32.     Elections to fill vacancies in Council offices
   33.     Model rules
   34.     Regional Aboriginal Land Council register
   35.     Alteration of boundaries of Regional Aboriginal Land Council area
   36.     Notification of application for alteration of boundaries of Regional Aboriginal Land Council area
   37.     Objections to proposal to alter boundaries of Regional Aboriginal Land Council area
   38.     Registrar’s recommendation
   39.     Determination of application for alteration of boundaries of Regional Aboriginal Land Council area
   40.     Change of name of Regional Aboriginal Land Council area

   PART 4 - NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

           Division 1 - Calling of election of councillors

   41.     Notice of election
   42.     Special meeting of Local Aboriginal Land Council to consider applications to be listed on roll
   43.     Certification of roll
   44.     Calling for nominations
   45.     Extension of time
   46.     Officers to assist returning officer
   47.     Eligibility and manner of nominating candidates
   48.     Rejection of nomination
   49.     Return of deposit
   50.     Withdrawal of nomination
   51.     Uncontested election
   52.     Contested election

           Division 2 - Ballot-papers

   53.     Order of candidates’ names on ballot-papers
   54.     Printing of ballot-papers
   55.     Directions to electors

           Division 3 - Postal voting

   56.     Applications to vote by post
   57.     Distribution of postal ballot-papers
   58.     Duplicate postal ballot-papers
   59.     Recording of postal votes
   60.     Preliminary scrutiny of postal ballot-papers and transmission to regional electoral officer

           Division 4 - Voting at polling places

   61.     Appointment of polling place
   62.     Arrangements at polling place
   63.     Hours of polling
   64.     Elector to give name and address
   65.     Questions for challenged voters
   66.     Errors not to forfeit vote
   67.     Initialling of ballot-papers and marking of rolls
   68.     Recording of vote
   69.     Spoilt ballot-papers
   70.     Assistance to certain electors
   71.     Voting procedure—disputed votes

           Division 5 - The scrutiny

   72.     Scrutineers
   73.     Scrutiny of votes at close of poll
   74.     Informal ballot-papers
   75.     Transmission of ballot-papers by deputy electoral officers to regional electoral officers
   76.     Counting of votes
   77.     Returning officer to be advised of result

           Division 6 - Miscellaneous electoral provisions

   78.     Signature to electoral paper
   79.     Death of candidate
   80.     Decisions of returning officer
   81.     Notification of result of election
   82.     Retention of electoral papers
   83.     Offences
   84.     Casual vacancy to be filled

           Division 7 - Miscellaneous

   85.     Removal of councillor from office
   86.     Meetings of New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
   87.     Model rules

   PART 5 - FINANCIAL MATTERS, INVESTIGATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS

   88.     Investment of money in NSW Aboriginal Land Council Account
   89.     Investment of money in Regional and Local Aboriginal Land Council accounts
   90.     List of auditors
   91.     Certification
   92.     Disposition of mining royalties
   93.     Investigators of Aboriginal Land Councils
   94.     Office holders to assist administrator
   95.     Outgoing office holders to hand over books and other property of Council
   96.     Election of office holders following appointment of administrator
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           SCHEDULE 3