Section 16
Headman
of Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954
ActIn forceProvision 16 of 19
Section 16
(1)
The hereditary headman of an aboriginal community shall be the headman thereof or, in the case of an aboriginal community in which the office of the headman is not hereditary, a person selected to be headman by the members of the community shall be headman thereof, subject in each case to confirmation by the
Minister.
(2)
The Minister may remove any headman from his office.