Aboriginal Councils and Associations Amendment Act 1992 (Cth)

Aboriginal Councils and Associations Amendment Act 1992

No. 189 of 1992

An Act to amend the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976

[Assented to 18 December 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Amendment Act 1992.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 19761.

Commencement

2.(1) Apart from section 13, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), section 13 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If section 13 does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

Functions and powers of Registrar

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1)(c) "Aboriginal corporation" and substituting "Aboriginal Council".

Delegation by Registrar

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) "Deputy Registrar" and substituting "person".

Accounts, records and financial statements

5. Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (2), (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:

"(2) The Council must, as soon as practicable after each 30 June, cause to be prepared a report ('Council's Report') consisting of:

(a) a statement, in a form approved by the Registrar, whether the Council has complied with the obligations imposed by this Act, the regulations and the Rules of the Council during the financial year ending on that date; and

(b) a balance sheet setting out the assets and liabilities of the Council as at that 30 June; and

(c) an income and expenditure statement giving a true and fair view of the income and expenditure of the Council for the financial year ending on that 30 June; and