Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BATCHELOR INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT - SECT 10

(1) In this section -

"Central Zone" means the area comprised by the Alice Springs Region, the Aputula Region and the Tennant Creek Region;

"Northern Zone" means the area comprised by the Darwin Region, the Jabiru Region, the Katherine Region and the Nhulunbuy Region;

"Region" means a Region in the Territory -

(a) listed in Column 2 of the Table to the Regional Boundaries Determination made on 9 July 1996 under section 91(1)(b) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; and

(b) delineated on the boundary map specified in that Column in relation to the Region.

(2) The Council consists of 22 members.

(3) The members of the Council are -

(a) the Chairperson of the Council;

(b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency responsible for the administration of the Education Act or his or her nominee;

(c) a student elected by the students;

(d) a full-time member of the staff of the Institute who is an Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander elected by the members of the staff who are Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders;

(e) a full-time member of the academic staff of the Institute elected by the academic staff;

(f) a person with specialist knowledge or skills and current experience in the field of higher education nominated by the Minister;

(g) a person with specialist knowledge or skills and current experience in the field of vocational education and training nominated by the Minister;

(h) a person who in the opinion of the Council has specialist knowledge or skills and current experience in the provision of health services to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders;

(j) a person who has specialist knowledge or skills, and current experience, in the delivery of vocational education and training programs to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in remote areas and who is nominated by the Ministerial Advisory Board for Employment and Training established under the Northern Territory Employment and Training Act to represent the interests of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders;

(k) 5 persons who reside in the Central Zone of whom -

(i) one must reside in the ATSIC Alice Springs Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region;

(ii) one must reside in the ATSIC Aputula Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region;

(iii) one must reside in the ATSIC Tennant Creek Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region; and

(iv) 2 must reside in any part of the Zone and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in the Zone;

(m) 6 persons who reside in the Northern Zone of whom -

(i) one must reside in the ATSIC Darwin Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region;

(ii) one must reside in the ATSIC Jabiru Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region;

(iii) one must reside in the ATSIC Katherine Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by the persons residing in that Region;

(iv) one must reside in the ATSIC Nhulunbuy Region and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in that Region; and

(v) 2 must reside in any part of the Zone and be nominated in accordance with the By-laws by persons residing in the Zone;

(n) a person with commercial expertise and financial expertise nominated by the Minister; and

(o) a person with financial expertise nominated by the Council.