Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2005 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment

(Elections) Regulation 2005

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 2 years to 5 years.

This Regulation is made under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, including sections 226 and 252 (the general regulation-making power).

Note. This Regulation was tabled in the Legislative Council on 7 June 2005 and disallowed in the Legislative Council on 12 October 2005.

Published in Gazette No 65 of 3 June 2005, page 1912	Page 1
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Clause 1	Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections) Regulation 2005

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections)

Regulation 2005

under the

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Elections)
Regulation 2005.

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 2005

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 “2 years” from clause 98 (2). Insert instead “5 years”.

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

Omit “2 years” from clause 99 (2). Insert instead “5 years”.

[3]      Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Omit clause 6. Insert instead:

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 2005 extend in relation to the appointment of an administrator that took place before the commencement of that Regulation.

BY AUTHORITY