Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2004 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment

(Elections) Regulation 2004

under the

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983.

ANDREW REFSHAUGE, M.P.,

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to extend the period within which elections must be held following the appointment of an administrator to an Aboriginal Land Council from 12 months to 2 years.
This Regulation is made under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, including sections

226 and 252 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 162 of 15 October 2004, page 7943	Page 1
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Clause 1	Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2004

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections)

Regulation 2004

under the

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment
(Elections) Regulation 2004.

2 Amendment of Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2002

The Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2002 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2004

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 98 Election of officers of a Local or Regional Aboriginal Land Council following appointment of administrator

Omit “12 months” from clause 98 (2). Insert instead “2 years”.

[2]      Clause 99 Election of officers of New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council following appointment of administrator

Omit “12 months” from clause 99 (2). Insert instead “2 years”.

[3]      Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Omit clause 1.

[4]      Schedule 8, clause 6

Insert after clause 5:

6      Election following appointment of administrator to Aboriginal Land Council

The amendments made to clauses 98 and 99 by the Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2004 extend in relation to the appointment of an administrator that took place less than 12 months before the commencement of that Regulation.

BY AUTHORITY