Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES ACT 1989 - SECT 52

             (1)  This section applies in spite of anything in Part 5.

             (2)  The persons who, immediately before the commencement, were members of the Council of the old Institute hold office as members of the Council of the new Institute during the transitional period.

             (3)  Appointments of persons to the Council made under paragraphs 12(1)(b) and (c) during the transitional period take effect at the end of the transitional period.

             (4)  If, immediately after the transitional period, not all positions on the Council have been filled, then, until persons have been appointed to all positions on the Council, the quorum at a meeting of the Council is constituted by a majority of the number of members of the Council holding office on the day of the meeting.

             (5)  In this section:

"transitional period" means the period starting at the commencement and ending:

                     (a)  3 months later; or

                     (b)  when the results of the first elections held under paragraph 12(1)(a) are declared;

whichever is earlier.