OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)

Aboriginal Affairs NSW

the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council or a Local Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal persons whose names are entered on the Register of Aboriginal Owners because of the persons' cultural association with particular land

a person who:

(a) is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia, and

(b) identifies as an Aboriginal person, and

(c) is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal person.

an Aboriginal person who has attained the age of 18 years

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) (the Act)

Board of a Local Aboriginal Land Council

member of a Board of a Local Aboriginal Land Council

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

Chief Executive Officer

the code of conduct that applies to an Aboriginal Land Council by the operation of the Act; the code sets out the standard of conduct and ethical behaviour required for land council Board members and staff

A plan prepared by a LALC and approved under Part 5, Division 6, or by NSWALC under Part 7, Division 5 of the Act; a plan prepared by an Aboriginal Land Council that addresses its objectives and strategies for the future, including management of land, businesses, assets, investments, cultural heritage and community benefits.

member of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. Each Councillor represents a Region and is elected by the voting members of Local Aboriginal Land Councils in that Region (see Regions)

Deposited Plan

Independent Commission Against Corruption

Arrangements for shared management of national parks and conservation reserves which include a majority of Aboriginal owners on a board of management

a claim for land made under section 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act

Local Aboriginal Land Council

(see Code of conduct). The model code of conduct for LALCs is in Schedule 5 of the Regulation. It sets out the standard of conduct and ethical behaviour required for land council Board members and staff.

The model code of conduct applies to all land councils unless a land council has submitted its own code of conduct to the Registrar and it has been approved.

(see Rules) The model rules for LALCs are in Schedule 2 of the Regulation. The model rules set out the requirements that must be followed by local land councils in relation to the governance and functioning of the council.

The model rules apply to all land councils unless the land council has submitted its own rules to the Registrar and they have been approved.