ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 123 Removal of Regional Council

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 123

123. (1) Where the Minister receives a valid petition calling for the
suspension of a Regional Council, the Minister may, at any time within the
period of 6 months after receiving the petition but no later, by notice in
writing published in the Gazette:

   (a)  remove the members of the Regional Council from office; and

   (b)  appoint an Administrator to administer the affairs of the Regional
        Council.

(2) In this section:

"eligible person" means a person who would be entitled to vote at an election
for members of the Regional Council concerned;

"sufficient number" means a number that exceeds 25% of the electorate number;

"valid petition" means a petition:

   (a)  that contains the signatures of a sufficient number of eligible
        persons who were eligible persons when they signed the petition;

   (b)  that sets out legibly:

        (i)    the name of each person who has signed the petition;

        (ii)   the day on which the person signed; and

        (iii)  an address for the person that is sufficient to identify the
               place where the person lives; and

   (c)  all the signatures to which have been affixed within the period of 6
        months immediately preceding the delivery of the petition to the
        Minister.