Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT 1994 No. 100 of 1994 - SECT 17

17. Section 142W of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) "for a TSRA ward" after "members of the
TSRA";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (1)(b) "next election period." and
        substituting "election period for the next TSRA election (other than a
        by-election or an election held for another ward in place of an
        election in relation to which the Federal Court of Australia has made
        an order under Schedule 4).";
(c) by inserting in subsection (2) "for a TSRA ward" after "member of the
TSRA";

   (d)  by omitting from paragraph (2)(b) "election." and substituting
        "election (other than a by-election to fill a casual vacancy or an
        election held for another ward in place of an election in relation to
        which the Federal Court of Australia has made an order under Schedule
        4).";

   (e)  by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(3) In this section:
'by-election to fill a casual vacancy' includes an election of a member of the
TSRA to fill a position created by an increase in the eligible number.".