Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 2013

The Trust may delegate a function or power under this Act (other than a prescribed function or power)—

to a member of the Trust, the Chief Executive or an employee of the

to a committee established by the Trust; or

to a specified body or person (including a person for the time being holding or acting in a specified office or position).

A delegation under this section—

must be by instrument in writing; and

may be absolute or conditional; and

does not derogate from the ability of the Trust to act in any matter; and

is revocable at will.

A function or power delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.

A person to whom a function has been delegated under subsection (1) who has a direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in any matter in relation to which the person proposes to perform the functions must disclose the nature of the interest in writing to the Trust. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $20 000.

It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (4) to prove that the defendant was not, at the time of the alleged offence, aware of his or her interest in the matter.

In this section—

a function or power comprising dealing with Trust Land;

any other function or power prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.