Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The membership of
the Trust shall be comprised of persons of Aboriginal descent.
(2) The Trust shall
consist of a chairman and 6 other members but the Minister may, on the
recommendation of the Trust, from time to time appoint an additional number of
members.
(3) The members shall
be appointed by the Minister and the Minister shall appoint one of the members
to be the chairman.
(4) A member shall
hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument under
which he is appointed, or until his term of tenure is terminated by the
Governor.
(5) A member may
resign his office by a written notice given under his hand to, and accepted
by, the Minister.
(6) The performance of
the functions of the Trust is not affected by reason only of there being a
vacancy in the office of a member.
(7) The Trust shall
hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.
(8) The Minister or
the chairman may at any time convene a meeting of the Trust.
(9) The chairman shall
preside at all meetings at which he is present but in his absence the members
present at a meeting shall elect one of their number to preside thereat and
while so presiding that member has all the powers and duties of the chairman.
(10) To constitute a
meeting there must be not less than one-half of the members present.
(11) Each member,
including the member presiding, has a deliberative vote only and, subject to
the requirement that a quorum is present, all questions shall be decided by a
majority.
(12) A member shall be
entitled to such remuneration, leave of absence, travelling and other
allowances as the Minister determines.
(13) A record of the
proceedings of every meeting shall be kept in such manner as the Minister may
direct or approve, and shall be certified as correct by the member presiding
at that or the next succeeding meeting.
(14) Subject to this
Act, the Trust may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.