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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
78CFilling of vacancy in position of chief executive officer
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#### 78C Filling of vacancy in position of chief executive officer
78C Filling of vacancy in position of chief executive officer
> > (1) If a vacancy occurs in the position of chief executive officer, the Local Aboriginal Land Council must immediately appoint a person under section 78A to the vacant position or appoint a person to act in the vacant position.
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> > (2) A vacancy occurs in the position of chief executive officer if the chief executive officer—
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> > > (a) dies, or
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> > > (b) completes the term of his or her contract and is not re-appointed, or
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> > > (c) resigns from the position, or
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> > > (d) becomes a mentally incapacitated person and is removed from the position by the Council because of that mental incapacity, or
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> > > (e) is removed from the position on a ground set out in section 78B or for any other reason.
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> **s 78C:** Ins 2006 No 111, Sch 1 \[42\].