Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 (Cth)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993

No. 37 of 1993

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short title etc. 2. Commencement

PART 2—AMENDMENT TO INSERT A DEFINITION OF "REGIONAL COUNCILLOR"

3. Interpretation

PART 3—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REGIONAL COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

4. Advisory committees 5. Insertion of new sections: 96A. Advisory committee—disclosure of interests at meetings 96B. Advisory committee—member's appointment to be terminated for non-disclosure of interests 96C. Advisory committee—resignation 6. Application of amendments

PART 4—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WARDS

7. Interpretation 8. Insertion of new section: 100A. Regional Council wards 9. Persons entitled to vote at Regional Council elections 10. Persons qualified to be elected to Regional Councils 11. Polling places TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

12. Fixing of election days, and location of polling places, to be notified in Gazette 13. Repeal of section and substitution of new section: 107. Effect of nominations 14. Counting of votes and election of candidates 15. Rules for conduct of elections 16. Constitution of Regional Councils 17. Persons taken to have resigned from Regional Councils in certain circumstances 18. Schedule 2 19. Insertion of new Schedule :

SCHEDULE 2A

METHOD OF DETERMINING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE AT AN ELECTION FOR A SINGLE MEMBER FOR A REGIONAL COUNCIL WARD

20. Application of amendments

PART 5—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REGIONAL COUNCILS

21. Interpretation 22. Persons qualified to be elected to Regional Councils 23. Disclosure of interests 24. Persons taken to have resigned from Regional Councils in certain circumstances 25. Persons cease to be members of Regional Councils in certain circumstances 26. Insertion of new sections: 122A. Suspension and removal from office of Regional Councillor 122B. Regional Council may recommend that action be taken against Regional Councillor 27. Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson 28. Suspension and removal from office of Chairpersons 29. Insertion of new sections: 127E. Term of office of Deputy Chairperson 127F. Resignation of Deputy Chairperson 127G. Suspension and removal from office of Deputy Chairperson 127H. Acting appointments 127J. Alternate Deputy Chairperson 30. Meetings of Regional Councils 31. Regulations 32. Application of amendments