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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
248Aboriginal Land Councils to be public authorities etc for certain purposes
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#### 248 Aboriginal Land Councils to be public authorities etc for certain purposes
248 Aboriginal Land Councils to be public authorities etc for certain purposes
(cf former section 65A)
> > (1) Each Aboriginal Land Council is taken to be a public authority for the purposes of the [Ombudsman Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-068), the [Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-035) and the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052).
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> > (2) Despite subsection (1), a Local Aboriginal Land Council is not taken to be an agency for the purposes of section 6 of the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052).
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> **s 248:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.1; 2014 No 75, Sch 1 \[130\].