199Appeals against disciplinary action by Registrar

199 Appeals against disciplinary action by Registrar

199 Appeals against disciplinary action by Registrar

(1) An officer or member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the Registrar to take disciplinary action against the officer or member of staff.

Note—

An appeal under this section is an external appeal to the Tribunal for the purposes of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a decision to take disciplinary action includes a decision to suspend an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council from holding office during the investigation of alleged misconduct.

(3) An appeal may not be made more than 28 days after the date notice of the decision was given to the officer or member of staff.

(4) The Tribunal may stay the decision until the Tribunal determines the appeal.

(5) The Tribunal may—

(a) confirm the decision, or

(b) quash the decision, or

(c) amend the decision consistently with the powers of the Registrar.

(6) If the decision is amended, the amended decision has effect as if it had been made by the Registrar.

(7) If a decision to suspend an officer is quashed, any fee or other remuneration withheld during the period of suspension is payable to the officer.

s 199: Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 1.1 [20] [21]. Rep 2014 No 75, Sch 1 [82]. Ins 2022 No 68, Sch 3[4].