New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 234D

234D Appointment of advisors

(1) If the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council makes a performance improvement order in respect of a Local Aboriginal Land Council, the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council may appoint one or more persons as advisors to the Local Aboriginal Land Council.

(2) An advisor may be appointed at the same time as the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council makes the performance improvement order or at any time while the order remains in force.

(3) An advisor may be appointed on the recommendation of the Local Aboriginal Land Council or on the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council's own initiative.

(4) An advisor has, subject to any limitations specified in the advisor's instrument of appointment, the following functions--

(a) to advise and assist the Board of the Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Council in the exercise of their functions,

(b) to advise and assist the Board of the Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Council in complying with the performance improvement order,

(c) to monitor compliance with the performance improvement order.

(5) An advisor's appointment to a Local Aboriginal Land Council ends on the earlier of the following--

(a) the end of the term specified in the advisor's instrument of appointment,

(b) the day on which the performance improvement order for the Local Aboriginal Land Council expires, is revoked or otherwise ceases to be in force.

(6) The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council may terminate an advisor's appointment at any time.

(7) The advisor is to be paid a salary determined by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council out of the funds of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council may recover that amount from the Local Aboriginal Land Council for which the advisor has been appointed.