Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 No. 191 of 1976 - SECT 27

27. (1) Subject to this Act, a Land Council may do all things necessary or
convenient to be done for or in connexion with the performance of its
functions and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may-

   (a)  employ staff;

   (b)  obtain the advice and assistance of persons who are expert in any
        matter with which the Council is concerned;

   (c)  give lawful directions to Land Trusts holding land in its area
        concerning the performance of their functions; and

   (d)  receive moneys due and owing to Land Trusts holding, or established to
        hold, land in its area and give a valid discharge for those moneys.

(2) The terms and conditions under which a Land Council employs staff or
engages consultants to advise and assist it shall be terms and conditions
approved by the Public Service Board.

(3) A Land Council shall not, without the approval of the Minister, enter
into, or permit a Land Trust holding land in its area to enter into, a
contract involving the payment or receipt of an amount exceeding $50,000.