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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ACT 2005 - SECT 142R

Constitution of TSRA

  (1)   Subject to any instrument in force under section   142S, the TSRA consists of the eligible number of members elected in accordance with Division   5 of this Part.

  (1A)   The Minister may fix the eligible number for the TSRA by notice in the Gazette .

  (1B)   The number fixed must be at least 20 and not more than 23.

  (1C)   The notice is a legislative instrument .

  (2)   The performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the TSRA is not affected by reason only that there are fewer than the eligible number of members of the TSRA.

  (3)   If there are fewer than 7 members of the TSRA, the Minister may, subject to subsection   ( 4), by notice in the Gazette :

  (a)   remove the remaining members (if any) of the TSRA from office; and

  (b)   appoint a TSRA Administrator to administer the affairs of the TSRA.

  (4)   Subsection   ( 3) does not apply if:

  (a)   there are casual vacancies in the membership of the TSRA; and

  (b)   some or all of those vacancies will be able to be filled in accordance with the TSRA election rules; and

  (c)   when those casual vacancies are filled, the TSRA will have at least 7 members.


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