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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
66AException to disqualification—approved short-term work
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#### 66A Exception to disqualification—approved short-term work
66A Exception to disqualification—approved short-term work
> > (1) Despite section 66(1)(j), a person is not disqualified from holding office as a Board member of a Local Aboriginal Land Council on the ground that the person is an employee of, or a consultant or contractor to, the Council if the employment, consultancy or contract meets the requirements of this section.
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> > (2) The employment, consultancy or contract must involve the performance of work of a kind specified in a policy (an approved work policy)—
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> > > (a) prepared in accordance with the directions of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, and
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> > > (b) approved by resolution of the voting members of the Local Aboriginal Land Council.
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> > (3) The employment, consultancy or contract must be approved by—
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> > > (a) resolution of the voting members of the Local Aboriginal Land Council, or
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> > > (b) if the approved work policy requires the Board of the Local Aboriginal Land Council to approve the employment, consultancy or contract—the Board.
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> > (4) An approved work policy may not specify either of the following as approved work—
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> > > (a) work involving the exercise of the functions of the chief executive officer of a Local Aboriginal Land Council,
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> > > (b) work to be performed on a permanent basis.
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> **s 66A:** Ins 2022 No 68, Sch 2\[12\].