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Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
65EBAppointment of Board members by Land Councils
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#### 65EB Appointment of Board members by Land Councils
(1) A Land Council must, by written instrument, appoint 2 persons to be Board members under paragraph 65EA(a).
(2) A person is not eligible for appointment under subsection (1) unless the person is a member of the Land Council.
> Note: See section 29 (which deals with membership of Land Councils).
(3) A person is not eligible for appointment under subsection (1) if:
(a) the person has previously been appointed to the Board; and
(b) that appointment was suspended under subsection 65EO(1) or (2) without the suspension being revoked under subsection 65EO(8) before the expiry of the period of the appointment.
> Note: See also subsection 65EG(2) for term limits.
(4) A Land Council must conduct an election for the purposes of making an appointment under subsection (1). The Land Council may determine the manner in which the election is to be conducted.
(5) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), nothing prevents the Chair or Deputy Chair of a Land Council from being appointed by the Land Council under subsection (1).