Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An appeal tribunal constituted to consider and determine an appeal instituted to it pursuant to this Act shall consist of--
(a) the person who is visiting justice to the trust area in which the land to which the appeal relates is situated or would, but for the existence of a lease, be situated; and
(b) a person nominated by the Minister; and
(c) 3 persons, selected by the Minister, whose names are on the panel of names furnished and maintained under section 29 and who are authorised by law to enter upon, be in and reside in the trust area in which the land to which the appeal relates is situated or would, but for the existence of a lease, be situated.
(2) If at any time there are insufficient names on a panel furnished and maintained under section 29 from which to select the 3 persons referred to in subsection (1)(c), the Minister may select 1 person or 2 or 3 persons (as the case may require), who are authorised as required by that paragraph, and who is or are not a member or members of the relevant indigenous council, to be a member or members of an appeal tribunal and the person or persons so selected shall be deemed to have been duly selected and to be a member or members of the tribunal in accordance with this Act.
(3) Each member of an appeal tribunal other than the chairperson shall be entitled to a vote and the chairperson of the tribunal, who shall be the person referred to in subsection (1)(a), shall have a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes.
(3A) The decision of an appeal tribunal shall be by the unanimous or majority vote of its members.
(4) An appeal tribunal shall be duly constituted if a quorum of its members is present.
(5) A quorum shall consist of the 3 members of the appeal tribunal who are--
(a) the chairperson; and
(b) 2 of the persons selected as prescribed by subsection (1)(c) or, as the case may be, selected as prescribed by subsection (2).