ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS PLANNING AUTHORITY ACT 1972

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 4 Terms used
 
• 5 Crown bound

PART II -- Administrative provisions  

• 7 Administration
 
• 8 Minister to be body corporate
 
• 9 Powers of delegation
 
• 11 Delegation by CEO
 
• 12 Duty of Authority
 
• 13 Functions of Authority
 
• 14 Powers of Authority
 
• 15 Staff of Authority
 
• 17 Exemption from personal liability
 
• 18 Aboriginal Advisory Council
 
• 19 Aboriginal Affairs Co-ordinating Committee
 
• 20 Aboriginal Lands Trust
 
• 21 Constitutional provisions of Aboriginal Lands Trust
 
• 21A Delegation of certain functions by Aboriginal Lands Trust
 
• 22 Seal of Aboriginal Lands Trust
 
• 23 Functions of Aboriginal Lands Trust
 
• 24 Transfers from Authority to Trust
 
• 25 New lands may be reserved

PART III -- Reserved lands  

• 26 Application of Part and establishment of reserved lands
 
• 27 Vesting and effect of reserves
 
• 28 Revenue
 
• 29 Proclamations
 
• 30 Right of control in reserved lands
 
• 31 Trespass on reserved land
 
• 32 Customary tenure
 
• 33A Power to grant leases over Part III land

PART V -- Financial provisions  

• 39 Establishment of Aboriginal Trading Account
 
• 40 Use of Aboriginal Trading Account
 
• 41 Authority’s powers to deal in lands for disposal
 
• 42 Availability of facilities and services provided from public moneys
 
• 43 Financial provisions
 
• 44 Investment of moneys
 
• 45 Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006

PART VI -- Miscellaneous  

• 47 Presumptions
 
• 48 Right of representation in proceedings
 
• 50 Penalties
 
• 51 Regulations

PART VII -- Savings provisions: Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Amendment Act 2012  

• 52 Estates of persons who died before commencement day
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