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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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#### 207 Decision of Tribunal
207 Decision of Tribunal
> > (1) The Tribunal may do one or more of the following if it finds that the conduct of an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council to which a referred matter relates warrants action under this section—
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> > > (a) counsel or reprimand the officer,
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> > > (b) direct the officer to cease engaging in the misconduct,
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> > > (c) direct the officer to apologise for the misconduct in the way required by the Tribunal,
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> > > (d) direct the officer to undertake training,
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> > > (e) direct the officer to participate in mediation,
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> > > (f) suspend the officer from office,
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> > > (g) disqualify the officer from holding office in an Aboriginal Land Council for a period of not more than 5 years,
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> > > (h) order the officer to pay a pecuniary penalty of up to $11,000,
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> > > (i) order the officer to reimburse the Aboriginal Land Council for any loss incurred by the Council,
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> > > (j) remove the officer from office or recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council remove the officer from office,
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> > > (k) if the officer holds office as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Aboriginal Land Council—remove the officer from the office,
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> > > (l) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council take other action against the officer.
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> > (2) The Tribunal may do one or more of the following if it finds that the conduct of a member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council to which a referred matter relates warrants action under this section—
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> > > (a) counsel or reprimand the member of staff,
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> > > (b) recommend that the Council take specified disciplinary action against the member of staff, including counselling or reprimanding the member of staff,
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> > > (c) disqualify the member of staff from holding office in an Aboriginal Land Council for a period of not more than 5 years,
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> > > (d) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council dismiss the member of staff,
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> > > (e) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council take other action against the member of staff,
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> > > (f) if the member of staff is the chief executive officer of a Local Aboriginal Land Council or the Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council—
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> > > > (i) direct the member of staff to undertake training, or
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> > > > (ii) direct the member of staff to participate in mediation.
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> **s 207:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 1.1 \[33\]. Subst 2022 No 68, Sch 3\[4\].