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TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL AUTHORITY (ELECTION OF OFFICEHOLDERS) REGULATIONS1997 NO. 55
EXPLANATORY STATEMENTSTATUTORY RULES 1997 No. 55
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
Torres Strait Regional Authority (Election of Officeholders) Regulations
These Regulations were made under section 201 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (the ATSIC Act). Section 201 of that Act empowers the Governor-General to make Regulations required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed.
Sections 143L and 144D of the ATSIC Act empower the Torres Strait Regional Authority to elect Officeholders for the positions of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Alternate Deputy Chairperson. Subsection 201(2) of the ATSIC Act provides that regulations made by the Governor-General may regulate the conduct of these elections. The Regulations prescribe the manner of election of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Alternate Deputy Chairperson of the Torres Strait Regional Authority.
The Regulations are parallel with the existing ATSIC Regional Council (Election of Officeholders) Regulations.
The Regulations commenced on Gazettal.