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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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#### 42IA Amendment of land dealing approvals
42IA Amendment of land dealing approvals
> > (1) A Local Aboriginal Land Council for which a land dealing has been approved may make an application to the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council for an amendment of the approval.
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> > (2) The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council may—
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> > > (a) amend the approval, or
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> > > (b) refuse to amend the approval.
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> > (3) The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council must not amend the approval if—
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> > > (a) the land dealing has been completed, or
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> > > (b) a registrable instrument has been registered in reliance on the approval.
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> > (4) The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council must give the Local Aboriginal Land Council a written statement of the reasons for its decision in relation to the application if—
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> > > (a) the decision is to refuse to amend the approval, and
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> > > (b) the Local Aboriginal Land Council requests the written statement.
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> > (5) The written statement must be given within 28 days after the Local Aboriginal Land Council makes the request.
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> > (6) The regulations may make provision about the amendment of an approval, including—
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> > > (a) applications for amendments of approvals, and
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> > > (b) grounds for amendments of approvals, and
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> > > (c) fees for amendments of approvals.
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> > (7) In this section—
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> > amend an approval includes amend the conditions of the approval, including by—
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> > > (a) imposing new conditions on the approval, or
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> > > (b) substituting a condition of the approval, or
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> > > (c) omitting or amending a condition of the approval.
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> **s 42IA:** Am 2022 No 68, Sch 1\[4\].