ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 142 When Review Panel to be convened

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 142

142. (1) The Minister may convene a Review Panel after any round of zone
elections.

(2) The Minister shall convene a Review Panel:

   (a)  after a round of zone elections, unless a Review Panel was convened
        after the immediately preceding round of zone elections; or

   (b)  if the Minister receives a valid petition calling for a review of:

        (i)    the boundaries of a region; or

        (ii)   the regions that are included in a zone.

(3) In this section:

"eligible person" means:

   (a)  in relation to a region-a person who would be entitled to vote at an
        election for the members of the Regional Council for the region; or

   (b)  in relation to a zone-a person who would be entitled to vote at an
        election for the members of the Regional Council for a region included
        in the zone;

"sufficient number" means:

   (a)  in relation to a region-a number that exceeds 25% of the electorate
        number for the region; or

   (b)  in relation to a zone-a number that exceeds 25% of the sum of the
        electorate numbers for all the regions included in the zone;

"valid petition" means a petition:

   (a)  that contains the signatures of a sufficient number of 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 date 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.