OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)

HOW TO BECOME A VOTING MEMBER

To become a voting member of a LALC the Registrar must issue a notice stating that you are not a voting member of any other LALC. This notice is called a 'Section 54(3)(c) notice'.

• Fill out the 'Request For 54(3)(c) Notice' form [PDF]
• Give the form to the LALC where you want to become a voting member
• The LALC forwards the form to the Office of the Registrar
• If the person is not a voting member of any other LALC, the Registrar issues the Section 54(3)(c) notice to the LALC and to the member.

If you are a voting member of one LALC but wish to join and become a voting member of another land council, you must

• first be accepted as a non-voting member of the second land council
• then write to the Registrar to ask to change your voting area (see below How To Change Your Voting Area)

The Registrar can require someone who is a member of two or more LALCs to nominate where they wish to vote. If the member doesn't make a nomination their voting rights will be at the LALC in the area where they live.

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR VOTING AREA

If you are a member of more than one LALC and want to change your voting nomination, write to the Registrar using the form 'Request to Change Voting Area' [PDF]. Members can only change their nomination once in any 12 month period.

Send the Request to Change Voting Area form to

The Registrar will issue a notice (called a 'Section 56(5) notice') to the member and to the CEOs of the land councils where the person is a member to advise them of the change.