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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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#### 204 Tribunal to decide whether or not to conduct proceedings
204 Tribunal to decide whether or not to conduct proceedings
> > (1) The Tribunal must decide whether or not to conduct proceedings into a referred matter having considered—
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> > > (a) the referral report for the matter, and
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> > > (b) other matter the Tribunal considers relevant.
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> > (2) If the Tribunal decides not to conduct proceedings into a referred matter, it must provide a written statement of its decision, and the reasons for its decision, to—
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> > > (a) the officer or member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council to whom the referral report relates, and
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> > > (b) the Aboriginal Land Council or Board of the Aboriginal Land Council, and
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> > > (c) the Registrar.
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> > (3) The Registrar must be a party to proceedings conducted by the Tribunal into a referred matter.
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> **s 204:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Rep 2013 No 95, Sch 1.1 \[30\]. Ins 2022 No 68, Sch 3\[4\].