Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 - SECT 25

Offences

25. Offences



(1) A Trust which contravenes this Act in any manner referred to in subsection
(2), and every officer of the Trust who knowingly authorises or permits the
contravention, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not
exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2) The contraventions to which subsection (1) applies are as follows-

   (a)  failing to keep proper books of account;

   (b)  failing to establish or maintain a register of members;



   (c)  failing to hold an annual general meeting in any year;

   (d)  failing to cause to be laid before any annual general meeting the
        balance-sheet profit and loss account and reports required to be laid
        before the meeting by section 18;

   (e)  failing to appoint at any annual general meeting an auditor to fill
        any vacancy which exists at the time of the annual general meeting;

   (f)  failing to supply or deliver to the Minister any particulars or
        documents required to be supplied or delivered to him by section 24;
        and

   (g)  making any payment from the funds of the Trust which is not authorized
        by this Act.

(3) In this section officer of a Trust includes a member of the committee of
management and the Secretary.

(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, a charge for an
offence against this Act may be filed at any time within three years after the
date on which the offence was committed.



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