Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Any person or body may request the Registrar to issue a direction to an Aboriginal Land Council or an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council requiring the Council or officer to comply with a specified provision or provisions of this Act or of any regulations or rules made under this Act.

If the Registrar is satisfied that an Aboriginal Land Council or an officer of an Aboriginal Land Council has failed to comply, or is not complying, with a specified provision or provisions of this Act or of any regulations or rules made under this Act, the Registrar may issue a direction to the Council or officer requiring the Council or officer to comply with that provision or those provisions within a time stated in the direction.

The Registrar is not to issue a direction under this Part in relation to any matter if—

the matter could constitute an offence under this Act or any other law, or

provision is made for the determination of the matter under another section of this Act.

In this section—

for a Local Aboriginal Land Council—the chief executive officer of the Council, and

for the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council—the Chief Executive Officer of the Council.