Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2013C00589:clause:1_64
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2013C00589
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 64
Character Range: 27035–29329

64  Debits from the Account
 (1) There must be debited from the Account from time to time, and paid by the Commonwealth for distribution between or among the Land Councils in such proportions as the Minister determines having regard to the number of Aboriginals living in the area of each Council, an amount equal to 40% of the amounts credited to the Account in accordance with subsection 63(1) or (4).
 (2) If the distribution referred to in subsection (1) is between 2 Land Councils only, the Minister must determine the proportions for the purposes of that distribution as 50% for each Council.
 (3) There must be debited from the Account and paid by the Commonwealth, from time to time, to each Land Council in the area of which a mining interest referred to in subsection 63(1) is situated, or mining operations referred to in subsection 63(4) are being carried on, an amount equal to 30% of any amounts:
 (a) credited to the Account in accordance with subsection 63(1) in respect of that mining interest; or
 (b) credited to the Account in accordance with subsection 63(4) in respect of those mining operations;
as the case may be.
 (4) There must be debited from the Account and paid by the Commonwealth such other amounts as the Minister directs to be paid or applied to or for the benefit of Aboriginals living in the Northern Territory.
 (5) A payment of an amount debited from the Account under subsection (4) may be by way of a loan (whether secured or unsecured) by the Commonwealth on such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.
 (6) There must be debited from the Account and paid by the Commonwealth such amounts to meet the expenses of administering the Account as the Minister directs.
 (7) Amounts that the Minister directs to be debited from the Account under subsection (4) or (6) must be paid or applied in accordance with the direction.
 (8) Where, at any time, the Minister is satisfied that a Land Council is, or may be, unable to meet its administrative costs, in accordance with section 34, from money that is, or may become, available to it for the purpose, the Minister may direct that such amount as the Minister specifies in the direction must be paid to the Land Council by the Commonwealth and debited from the Account for the purpose of meeting those costs.