21First election of councillors of Aboriginal Council

#### 21 First election of councillors of Aboriginal Council (1) As soon as practicable after the establishment of an Aboriginal Council the Registrar shall conduct an election of councillors of the Council. (2) For the purpose of conducting an election under this section, the Registrar shall, subject to the regulations: (a) inform the adult Aboriginals living in the area of the Aboriginal Council of the Registrar’s intention to conduct the election; (b) fix the number of councillors to be elected and notify those Aboriginals of that number; (c) determine the manner in which the election is to be conducted and explain to those Aboriginals the manner in which the election is to be conducted; and (d) fix the date or dates, and the place or places, that are relevant to the conduct of the election and notify those Aboriginals of that date or dates and that place or places. (3) In fixing the number of councillors to be elected at an election under this section and in determining the manner in which the election is to be conducted, the Registrar shall have regard to the views of the adult Aboriginals living in the area of the Aboriginal Council. (4) A person is not entitled to be a candidate, or to vote, in an election of councillors of an Aboriginal Council under this section unless: (a) the person is an Aboriginal; and (b) at the date, or the earlier or earliest of the dates, fixed for the purposes of the election: (i) the person had attained the age of 18 years; and (ii) the person was living in the area of the Council. (5) If there is a dispute whether a particular person has been elected as a councillor in an election held under this section, the Registrar shall inquire into the matter and determine whether that person or another person has been elected as a councillor. (6) At the conclusion of an election under this section, the Registrar shall publish in the Gazette a notice setting out the results of the election and shall take such other action (if any) as the Registrar considers appropriate to inform the adult Aboriginals living in the area of the Aboriginal Council of those results.