Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

TIWI ISLANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Clause

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name
   2.      Replacement of existing schemes
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Area

   PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP OF TIWI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

   5.      Establishment
   6.      Membership
   7.      President and Vice-President
   8.      Vice-President to act as President when the President is away
   9.      Executive committee

   PART 3 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF TIWI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

   10.     Tiwi local government charged with peace, order and good government of area
   11.     Functions
   12.     By-laws
   13.     Powers

   PART 4 - PROCEDURE OF TIWI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

           Division 1 - Attending meetings

   14.     Meetings of Tiwi local government
   15.     Changing of meeting time
   16.     Special meetings
   17.     Member may be dismissed if they do not attend meetings
   18.     Meetings to be open to all people

           Division 2 - Procedure at meetings

   19.     Chairperson
   20.     Procedure at meetings of Tiwi local government
   21.     Quorum
   22.     Voting at meetings

   PART 5 - COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT BOARDS

           Division 1 - Boards and functions

   23.     Community management board areas
   24.     Community management boards
   25.     Functions of community management boards

           Division 2 - Election of board members

   26.     Membership of community management boards
   27.     When elections must be held

           Division 3 - Selection of Tiwi local government member

   28.     Community management board must select Tiwi local government member
   29.     Who may be selected to represent the community management board on the Tiwi local government
   30.     Notice of selection to be given to community and Minister

           Division 4 - Procedure

   31.     Procedure of community management board
   32.     Community management board to meet every 2 months

           PArt 6 - Transitionals

   33.     First election for board members under this constitution
   34.     Management of government before boards elected
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4