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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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#### 144 Certain persons must not be employed
144 Certain persons must not be employed
> > (1) A person who is convicted of an offence under Part 3 (except section 61), 4, 4AA, 4AB, 4AC, 4ACA, 4AD, 4AE, 4A, 4B, 5 or 5A of the [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040) must not be employed as a staff member of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council for 5 years from the date of conviction.
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> > (1A) The Registrar may decide that an offence committed by a person may be disregarded for the purposes of subsection (1) because of—
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> > > (a) the time that has passed since the offence was committed, or
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> > > (b) the triviality of the acts or omissions giving rise to the offence, or
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> > > (c) the nature and circumstances of the proposed employment.
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> > (2) A person who is a councillor must not be employed as a member of staff of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council while the person is such a councillor.
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> > (3) A person who is a consultant to a Local Aboriginal Land Council must not be employed as a member of staff of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council while the person is such a consultant.
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> > (4) A member of staff of a Local Aboriginal Land Council must not be employed as a member of staff of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council while the person is such a member of staff.
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> > (5) Subsection (4) does not prevent a member of staff of a Local Aboriginal Land Council from being seconded to the staff of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.
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> **s 144:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Am 2013 No 66, Sch 1 \[39\]; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.1 \[6\]; 2022 No 68, Sch 2.1\[25\].