Contents (2002 - 785)
Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2002
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Notes
5 Repeal

Part 2 Provisions relating to land

6 (Repealed)
7 Exemption of Aboriginal lands from the payment of rates
8 Disposition of mining royalties (section 46)
9 Form of application for access permit (hunting, fishing or gathering)

Part 3 Local Aboriginal Land Councils

Division 1 Manner of constitution

10 Application for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
11 Notification of application for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
12 Objections to proposal to constitute an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area
13 Consideration of objections by New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
14 Registrar’s recommendation
15 Court’s recommendation
16 Court may review recommendation of the Registrar
17 Limitations on areas that may be constituted as Local Aboriginal Land Council areas
18 Determination of applications for constitution of an area as a Local Aboriginal Land Council area

Division 2 Alterations of boundaries or names and amalgamations

19 Alteration of boundaries or dissolution of Local Aboriginal Land Council area
20 Change of name of Local Aboriginal Land Council area
21 Amalgamation of, and inclusion in, Local Aboriginal Land Council areas
22 Transition after boundary change, amalgamation or inclusion

Division 3 Board members

23 Number of Board members for Council having more than 100 voting members
24 Number of Board members for Council having 100 or fewer voting members
25 Election of Board members
25A Conduct of ballots for Board members
25AA Assistance to certain electors
25B Counting of votes
25C Elections to fill casual vacancies
25D Elections for Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of Board
25E Decisions of returning officer
25F Retention of electoral papers
25G Training requirements for Board members

Division 4 Meetings

26 Meetings of Local Aboriginal Land Councils (section 73)
27 Notice of meetings

Division 5 Miscellaneous

28 Local Aboriginal Land Council membership rolls (section 60)
29 Model rules
30 Community, land and business plans
31 Staff vacancies

Part 4

32–41(Repealed)

Part 5 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Division 1 Calling of election of councillors of New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

42 Notice of election of New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
43 Certification of roll
44 Calling for nominations
45 Extension of time
46 Officers to assist returning officer
47 Manner of nominating candidates
48 Rejection of nomination
49 Return of deposit
50 Withdrawal of nomination
51 Uncontested election
52 Contested election

Division 2 Ballot-papers

53 Order of candidates’ names on ballot-papers
54 Printing of ballot-papers
55 Directions to electors

Division 3 Postal voting

56 Applications to vote by post
57 Distribution of postal ballot-papers
58 Duplicate postal ballot-papers
59 Postal voting procedure
60 Preliminary scrutiny of postal ballot-papers and transmission to regional electoral officer

Division 4 Voting at polling places

61 Appointment of polling place
62 Arrangements at polling place
63 Hours of polling
64 Questions to be put to voter
65 Questions for challenged voters
66 Errors not to forfeit vote
67 Initialling of ballot-papers and marking of rolls
68 Recording of vote
69 Spoilt ballot-papers
70 Assistance to certain electors
71 Voting procedure—disputed votes

Division 5 The scrutiny

72 Scrutineers
73 Scrutiny of votes at close of poll
74 Informal ballot-papers
75 Transmission of ballot-papers by deputy electoral officers to regional electoral officers
76 Counting of votes
76A Candidates to be informed of result of count
76B Recount
77 Returning officer to be advised of result

Division 6 Miscellaneous electoral provisions

78 Signature to electoral paper
79 Death of candidate
80 Decisions of returning officer
81 Notification of result of election
82 Retention of electoral papers
83 Offences
83A Advertising by New South Wales Electoral Commission

Division 7 Casual vacancies

84 Casual vacancy to be filled
85 (Repealed)

Division 8 Meetings

86 Annual meetings of New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
87 Meeting place
88 Notice of meetings

Division 9 Miscellaneous

89 Model rules
90 Community, land and business plans
91 Staff vacancies
92 Training requirements for councillors

Part 6 Finance

93 Investment of money in New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council Account (section 149 (5))
94 Investment of money in Local Aboriginal Land Council Accounts (section 152)
95 Auditors
96 Documents to be furnished to New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Part 7 Honesty and disclosure of interests

97 Codes of conduct (section 177 (6))

Part 8 Administration of Councils

98 Functions that may be exercised by administrator
99 Election of Board members after administration (LALCs)
99A Election of councillors after administration (NSWALC)

Part 9 Dispute resolution

100 Application of Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 to arbitrations under the Act

Part 10 Land dealings

Division 1 Approval of land dealings

101 Interpretation
102 Form of certificates
103 Notice of meetings of LALCs
104 Applications for approval of land dealings
105 Approval application fees
106 Application assessment fees
107 Application procedures
108 Register of members for expert advisory panels
109 Expert advisory panels
110 Assessments and reports by expert advisory panels
111 Pecuniary interests in land dealings
112 Effect of other Acts on appointment to panel

Division 2 Community development levy and New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council Community Development Fund

113 Amount of community development levy
114 Periods within which community development levy payable
115 Application of Duties Act 1997
116 Interim payment of duty

Part 11 Miscellaneous

117 Certain information on land register to be made available
118 Delegation by Registrar
119 Copies of minutes to be made available in certain circumstances
120 Savings, transitional and other provisions

 Schedule 1 Land exempt from certain rates and charges

 Schedule 2 Model rules for Local Aboriginal Land Councils

 Schedule 3 (Repealed)

 Schedule 4 Model rules for the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

 Schedule 5 Model code of conduct for Local Aboriginal Land Councils

 Schedule 6 Forms

 Schedule 6A Community development levy

 Schedule 7 Model code of conduct for New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

 Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes