Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2020 (2020-466) (NSW)

Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2020

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2020.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2020 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note. This Regulation replaces the Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2014, which is repealed on 1 September 2020 by section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— deputy electoral officer means a person appointed as a deputy electoral officer for an election of a councillor of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. regional electoral officer means a person appointed as a regional electoral officer for an election of a councillor of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. rules, in relation to an Aboriginal Land Council, means rules for the time being in force under the Act and applying to that Council. the Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. the rules of the Court means rules made under the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 in relation to proceedings brought before the Court under the Act or this Regulation.

Note. The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Land dealings and land rights

Division 1 Approval of land dealings

4 Interpretation (1) In this Part— land dealing approval application means an application under section 42F of the Act by a Local Aboriginal Land Council for approval by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council of a land dealing. (2) Words and expressions in this Part have the same meaning as in Divisions 4 and 4A of Part 2 of the Act.