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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ACT 2005 - SECT 143T

Recall of member of the TSRA

  (1)   If the Minister receives a valid petition calling for the removal of a member of the TSRA from office, the Minister must remove that member from office as soon as possible.

  (2)   In this section:

"eligible person" means a person who would be entitled to vote at an election for that member of the TSRA.

"sufficient number" means a number that is more than 66% of the Torres Strait area number.

"valid petition" means a petition:

  (a)   that contains the signatures of a sufficient number of persons who were eligible persons when they signed the petition; and

  (b)   that sets out legibly:

  (i)   the name of each person who signed the petition; and

  (ii)   the date on which the person signed; and

  (iii)   an address for the person that is sufficient to identify the place where the person lives; and

  (c)   all the signatures to which have been affixed within the period of 6 months immediately before the delivery of the petition to the Minister.


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