ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 30 Basis of holding office

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 30

30. (1) The non-elected Commissioners may be appointed on a full-time or
part-time basis.

(2) The persons elected at the first round of zone elections shall be
appointed as Commissioners on a part-time basis.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the persons elected at subsequent rounds of
zone elections shall be appointed as Commissioners on a part-time basis.

(4) Where a later appointed Commissioner elected as the Deputy Chairperson of
the Commission under section 32 holds office as a Commissioner on a part-time
basis, the Commission may request the Minister to direct that the Deputy
Chairperson holds office as a Commissioner on a full-time basis.

(5) Where the Minister receives a request under subsection (4), the Minister
may, in writing, direct that the Deputy Chairperson's appointment as a
Commissioner shall be taken to be an appointment on a full-time basis.

(6) A direction under subsection (5):

   (a)  has effect for all purposes according to its terms while the
        Commissioner concerned remains the Deputy Chairperson; and

   (b)  ceases to have effect when the Commissioner concerned ceases to be the
        Deputy Chairperson.

(7) A reference in this section to a person elected at a round of zone
elections includes a reference to a person elected to replace a person who was
elected at the most recent round of zone elections and has ceased to hold
office as an elected Commissioner.

(8) In this section:

"later appointed Commissioner" means a Commissioner appointed at any time
after the second round of zone elections.