12Explanation of application

#### 12 Explanation of application (1) Where the Registrar receives an application under section 11, the Registrar shall: (a) inform the adult Aboriginals living in the area to which the application relates of his or her receipt of the application; (b) explain to those Aboriginals: (i) the purpose of the application; (ii) the boundaries of the area the subject of the application; and (iii) the functions of the proposed Aboriginal Council for that area; and (c) fix a time and place for a meeting to discuss the application and notify those Aboriginals of that time and place. (2) The Registrar shall carry out his or her duties under subsection (1) by any means that the Registrar considers appropriate.