Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

A Local Aboriginal Land Council must employ a member of staff to exercise the functions of the chief executive officer of the Council for the purposes of this Act.

The chief executive officer has the following particular functions—

the day-to-day management of the Council’s affairs,

to assist in the preparation and implementation of the Council’s community, land and business plan,

the exercise of such functions of the Board as are delegated by the Board to the chief executive officer,

the appointment of staff in accordance with the approval of the Board,

the direction and dismissal of members of staff,

such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on the chief executive officer by or under this or any other Act.

The chief executive officer may delegate to any member of staff of the Local Aboriginal Land Council any of the functions of the chief executive officer, other than this power of delegation.