Part 6 Management of Aboriginal Housing Office
(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office is, in the exercise of its functions, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.(2) An approval of the Minister under a provision of this Act may apply generally or be limited to a particular case.
(1) There is to be a Board of the Aboriginal Housing Office.(2) The Board is to consist of the following members:(a) the Director-General or a member of staff of the relevant Government Service Division nominated by the Director-General,(b) such Aboriginal persons as are appointed by the Minister.(3) The number of appointed members is to be determined by the Minister, but is not to be less than 6 nor more than 14.(4) The Minister may determine the criteria for eligibility for appointment, including by requiring one or more of the appointed members to be nominated for appointment by a relevant body, group or person (such as ATSIC or the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council).(5) Of the members appointed by the Minister, one is to be appointed by the Minister as Chairperson of the Board. The person appointed as Chairperson of the Board may be appointed as a full-time or part-time member of the Board.(6) All other members of the Board appointed by the Minister are to be appointed as part-time members of the Board.(7) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the constitution and procedure of the Board.
The functions of the Board are as follows:(a) to determine policies of the Aboriginal Housing Office,(b) such other functions as may be imposed or conferred on it by or under this or any other Act.
32 Aboriginal Regional Housing Committees
(1) There is to be established an Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee:(a) for each region of the State that is a region under the Commonwealth Act, or(b) for such regions as may be determined by the Board.(2) The Board is to determine the membership, constitution and procedure of an Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee.(3) An Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee has the following functions:(a) to advise the Board on Aboriginal housing issues,(b) such other functions as are delegated to the Committee by the Board.Note. The Commonwealth Act provides for the division of Australia into regions for the purposes of the establishment of Regional Councils under that Act.
33 Director-General to manage affairs of AHO
(1) The Director-General is responsible for the day to day management of the affairs of the Aboriginal Housing Office in accordance with the specific policies and general directions of the Board.(2) Any act, matter or thing done in the name of, or on behalf of, the AHO by the Director-General is taken to have been done by the AHO.