OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)
ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS
LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS
DISQUALIFICATION FROM HOLDING OFFICE AS A LALC BOARD MEMBER
Section 66 of the Act sets out the grounds on which a person is disqualified from holding office as a Board member.
You cannot hold office as a LALC Board member if you:
- are no longer a voting member of the LALC
- are currently an employee or consultant to the LALC
- are elected as a Councillor to NSWALC
- become mentally incapacitated
- become bankrupt
- fail to undertake required training as a new Board member.
Other grounds for disqualification:
- you have been convicted of an offence in the last five years
- you have been disqualified from holding office as a director or manager of a body corporate
- you were previously an office-bearer of a land council that has been under administration on two or more occasions.
The Act allows for some flexibility. A person who is disqualified from holding office as a Board member can apply to the Registrar and ask that an offence be ignored so that they are not disqualified. This is a decision for the Registrar.
If you would like to stand for election to a LALC Board but unsure if you are eligible, contact the Office of the Registrar.
LALCs - SUMMARY OF DOCUMENTS & LINKS IN THIS SECTION
Previous page OVERVIEW
- Local Aboriginal Land Council boundaries map
- Constitution of Local Aboriginal Land Councils Part 5, Division 1
- Objects of LALCs section 51 of the Act
- Functions of LALCs Part 5 Division 1A, section 52 of the Act
- Community Land and Business Plans Part 5, Division 6 of the Act
- Community Land and Business Plans Information
Previous page LALC RULES AND CODES OF CONDUCT
- Provisions relating to Land Council rules section 52F of the Act
- Provisions relating to Land Council rules section 29 of the Regulation
- Model rules Schedule 2 of the Regulation
- Conduct required of Board members and staff, section 176 of the Act
- Codes of conduct, Part 10, Division 2. section 177 of the Act
- Model code of conduct, Schedule 5 of the Regulation
Previous page LALC BOARDS
- LALC Boards Part 5, Division 3 (sections 61-72)
- Election and training of Board Members Division 3 of the Regulation
- Training of Board members, section 65 of the Act
- Training of Board members and disqualification, section 66 of the Act
- NSWALC Training and Development Unit
Previous page CONDUCT OF LALC BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF
- Standard of conduct, section 176 of the Act
- Misbehaviour and suspension, Division 3A
- Pecuniary interests and duties of disclosure, Part 10, Division 4
This page DISQUALIFICATION FROM HOLDING OFFICE AS A LALC BOARD MEMBER
- Grounds for disqualification, section 66 of the Act
Next page LALC EMPLOYEES
- Provisions relating to employment, Part 5, Division 5, sections 78-81
- Functions of a CEO, section 78A of the Act
- Restrictions on employment of a person convicted of an offence under the Crimes Act
- Persons who cannot be employed as Chief Executive Officer, section 78B of the Act
Next page LALC NAMES AND BOUNDARIES
- Changes of name or boundaries of LALCs, section 87 of the Act
- Process for changes of names or boundaries, Division 2, sections 19-22 of the Regulation
Next page LALC CONTACTS
- LALC contact details [PDF]
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LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCILS
NSW ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL
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Office of the Registrar Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)
Post Office Box 112 Glebe NSW 2037
Phone: 02 9562 6327
Fax: 02 9262 6350
Email: adminofficer@oralra.nsw.gov.au
www.oralra.nsw.gov.au/lalcalcdisqualify.html