197Disciplinary action against officer

197 Disciplinary action against officer

197 Disciplinary action against officer

(1) The Registrar may take one or more of the following actions against an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council—

(a) counsel or reprimand the officer,

(b) direct the officer to cease engaging in the misconduct,

(c) direct the officer to apologise for the misconduct in the way required by the Registrar,

(d) direct the officer to undertake training,

(e) direct the officer to participate in mediation,

(f) suspend the officer from office,

(g) remove the officer from office or recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council remove the officer from office,

(h) if the officer holds office as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Aboriginal Land Council—remove the officer from the office,

(i) disqualify the officer from holding office in an Aboriginal Land Council for a period of not more than 2 years,

(j) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council take other action against the officer.

(2) If the Registrar decides to suspend an officer under subsection (1)(f), the Registrar must give the officer written notice of—

(a) the period of suspension, which must not be more than 2 years, and

(b) the date on which the suspension commences, which must be at least 7 days after the date the notice is given to the officer.

(3) The Registrar must not remove an officer from office under subsection (1)(g) or (h) unless the Registrar has—

(a) given the officer written notice of the intention to remove the officer from office, and

(b) considered submissions made by the officer within 14 days after receiving the notice, and

(c) consulted with the Aboriginal Land Council.

s 197: Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 1.1 [16]. Rep 2014 No 75, Sch 1 [81]. Ins 2022 No 68, Sch 3[4].