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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
250Establishment of new Local Aboriginal Land Councils
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#### 250 Establishment of new Local Aboriginal Land Councils
250 Establishment of new Local Aboriginal Land Councils
> > (1) If, after the commencement of Schedule 1 \[17\] to the [Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2001](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2001-118), a Local Aboriginal Land Council is constituted by this Act—
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> > > (a) the Registrar (or a person appointed by the Registrar) is to prepare a membership roll for the Council under section 54(1), and
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> > > (b) the first meeting of the Council is to be held at a time (being a time as soon as practicable after its constitution) and place determined by the Registrar, and
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> > > (c) until a Chairperson of the Board is elected at that first meeting, the Registrar (or a person appointed by the Registrar) is to preside at that meeting, and
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> > > (d) at the first meeting of the Council, the members are to elect the Board of the Council.
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> > (2) Despite section 54, when first prepared as required by subsection (1), the membership roll is to contain the names and addresses of those adult Aboriginal persons—
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> > > (a) who—
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> > > > (i) reside in the Local Aboriginal Council area concerned, or
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> > > > (ii) have a sufficient association with that area or are Aboriginal owners of land in that area, and
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> > > (b) who have requested in writing that they be enrolled as members of the Council, and
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> > > (c) who have been accepted by the Registrar (or a person appointed by the Registrar under subsection (1)(a)) as members.
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> **s 250:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Am 2006 No 111, Sch 1 \[126\]–\[128\].