Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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246A Correction of errors in documents
246A Correction of errors in documents
(1) This section applies to a resolution of an Aboriginal Land Council or a certificate issued under this Act by an Aboriginal Land Council.
(2) The Chairperson of an Aboriginal Land Council may, on the application of a person or on the Chairperson’s own initiative, correct any of the following in any document to which this section applies that was created or issued by that Council—
(a) a clerical mistake,
(b) an error arising from an accidental slip or omission,
(c) a mistake in the description of any person or thing,
(d) a defect of form.
s 246A: Ins 2013 No 66, Sch 1 [50].