This Act amends the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (ALRA) to improve compliance. The Act gives the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council the authority to issue performance improvement orders to local Aboriginal land councils if satisfied that action needs to be taken to improve their performance. Performance improvement orders are designed to give council members greater oversight of the performance of their elected boards and achieve greater transparency. It is an early intervention option to support local land councils before the need for punitive action for non-compliance with the ALRA.
The Act aims to enhance the regulatory structures and mechanisms of the ALRA and to improve compliance by Aboriginal land councils.
For further information please see the Explanatory Statement and the Second Reading Speech from the Legislative Assembly.