New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 207

207 Decision of Tribunal

(1) The Tribunal may do one or more of the following if it finds that the conduct of an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council to which a referred matter relates warrants action under this section--

(a) counsel or reprimand the officer,

(b) direct the officer to cease engaging in the misconduct,

(c) direct the officer to apologise for the misconduct in the way required by the Tribunal,

(d) direct the officer to undertake training,

(e) direct the officer to participate in mediation,

(f) suspend the officer from office,

(g) disqualify the officer from holding office in an Aboriginal Land Council for a period of not more than 5 years,

(h) order the officer to pay a pecuniary penalty of up to $11,000,

(i) order the officer to reimburse the Aboriginal Land Council for any loss incurred by the Council,

(j) remove the officer from office or recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council remove the officer from office,

(k) if the officer holds office as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Aboriginal Land Council--remove the officer from the office,

(l) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council take other action against the officer.

(2) The Tribunal may do one or more of the following if it finds that the conduct of a member of staff of an Aboriginal Land Council to which a referred matter relates warrants action under this section--

(a) counsel or reprimand the member of staff,

(b) recommend that the Council take specified disciplinary action against the member of staff, including counselling or reprimanding the member of staff,

(c) disqualify the member of staff from holding office in an Aboriginal Land Council for a period of not more than 5 years,

(d) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council dismiss the member of staff,

(e) recommend that the Aboriginal Land Council take other action against the member of staff,

(f) if the member of staff is the chief executive officer of a Local Aboriginal Land Council or the Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council--

(i) direct the member of staff to undertake training, or

(ii) direct the member of staff to participate in mediation.