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2002
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
THE
SENATE
Presented and read a first
time
Torres
Strait Fisheries Amendment Bill 2002
No.
, 2002
(Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and for related
purposes
Contents
A Bill for an Act to amend the Torres Strait Fisheries
Act 1984, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Torres Strait Fisheries Amendment Act
2002.
This Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the
Royal Assent.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any
other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its
terms.
1 Subsection 28(1)
Insert:
Chairperson of the TSRA means:
(a) subject to paragraph (b), the person for the time being holding
office as Chairperson of the TSRA pursuant to an election held under
section 143L of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act
1989; or
(b) if a person is acting as Chairperson of the TSRA—the person so
acting.
2 Subsection 28(1)
Insert:
TSRA means the Torres Strait Regional Authority established
by section 142 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Act 1989.
3 Subsection 30(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) The Protected Zone Joint Authority consists of:
(a) the Commonwealth Minister; and
(b) the Queensland Minister; and
(c) the Chairperson of the TSRA.
4 After subsection 30(5)
Insert:
(5A) The Chairperson of the TSRA may, by writing signed by him or her,
appoint a person or persons to be his or her deputy or deputies.
(5B) An appointment made under subsection (5A) by the person referred
to in paragraph (a) of the definition of Chairperson of the
TSRA in subsection 28(1) does not have any effect while a person is
acting as Chairperson of the TSRA.
(5C) An appointment made under subsection (5A) by a person who is
acting as Chairperson of the TSRA only has effect when the person is so
acting.
(5D) If, under subsection (4), (5) or (5A), an instrument appoints 2
or more persons to be the deputies of a member of the Protected Zone Joint
Authority, the instrument may specify conditions as to when a particular person
or particular persons appointed are to perform the duties and functions and
exercise the powers of the deputy of the member, including a condition that
another person or other persons specified in the instrument are not available to
perform those functions and duties and exercise those powers.
5 Paragraphs 40(1)(a), (b) and
(c)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(a) if the Commonwealth Minister is present—he or she is to preside;
or
(b) if the Commonwealth Minister is not present but the Queensland
Minister is present—the Queensland Minister is to preside; or
(c) if neither the Commonwealth Minister nor the Queensland Minister is
present but the Chairperson of the TSRA is present—the Chairperson of the
TSRA is to preside; or
(d) if none of the preceding paragraphs is applicable—the deputy of
the Commonwealth Minister is to preside.
6 Subsection 40(2)
Omit “the other member”, substitute “either of the other
members”.
7 At the end of subsection
40(3)
Add “(including the Commonwealth Minister or his or her
deputy)”.
8 Paragraph 40(5)(b)
Omit “the Queensland Minister”, substitute “either of the
other members”.
9 Subsection 40(6)
Omit “other member”, substitute “other
members”.