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TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 156
Minister may appoint member
156 Minister may appoint member
(1) The Minister may, by notice given to a land trust, appoint a person to be
a member of the land trust if— (a) because of any circumstances affecting
the operation of the land trust, the land trust can not appoint a member and a
majority of members of the land trust have asked the Minister in writing to
appoint the person as a member; or Example of circumstances affecting the
operation of a land trust— A land trust can not form a quorum for a meeting
of the land trust to appoint a member.
(b) the Minister considers it
appropriate to appoint the member to ensure the land trust can carry out its
functions under this Act. Example— The Minister might appoint a member to
replace a member removed by the Minister under this division.
(2) Before
acting under subsection (1) , the Minister must— (a) consult with the land
trust; and
(b) if the Minister considers it appropriate in the
circumstances—consult with, and consider the views of, Torres Strait
Islanders particularly concerned with the Torres Strait Islander land held by
the land trust.
(3) The Minister must not appoint a person under subsection
(1) without the person’s consent.
(4) The Minister must give the person a
copy of the notice mentioned in subsection (1) when the notice is given to the
land trust.
(5) A person appointed as a member of a land trust under this
section becomes a member on the day stated in the notice.
(6) In acting under
this section, the Minister must have regard to any Island custom applicable to
the Torres Strait Islander land held by the land trust.
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