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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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#### 121 Election of councillors
121 Election of councillors
> > (1) Each councillor is to be elected in the manner specified in this Division to represent a Region.
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> > (2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the election of councillors.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> > (4) A person is not qualified to be nominated to stand for election, or to be elected, as a councillor to represent a Region if, at the time of the nomination or election, either of the following applies to the person—
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> > > (a) the person is not a voting member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council the area of which is within the Region,
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> > > (b) the person is disqualified from holding office as a councillor of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.
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> > (5) A person is entitled to vote at an election for a councillor to represent a Region if the person is a voting member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council the area of which is within the Region.
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> > (6) A person is only entitled to cast his or her vote in respect of the Local Aboriginal Land Council area in which the person has voting rights.
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> > (7) The regulations may make provision with respect to the nomination of persons to stand for election as a councillor to represent a Region.
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> **s 121:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Subst 2006 No 111, Sch 1 \[47\]. Am 2013 No 66, Sch 1 \[30\] \[31\]; 2022 No 68, Sch 2.1\[16\].