Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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183 General duties
183 General duties
(1) A person who is an officer or member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council or an advisory committee must—
(a) act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Aboriginal Land Council, and
(b) exercise a reasonable degree of care and diligence in carrying out the person’s functions under this or another Act, and
(c) act for a proper purpose in carrying out the person’s functions under this or another Act, and
(d) not use the person’s position for personal advantage.
(2) This section does not give rise to, and cannot be taken into account in, a civil cause of action.
s 183: Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.2 [2]. Subst 2022 No 68, Sch 3[4].