Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 - SECT 15

Committee of management

15. Committee of management



(1) Seven persons shall be elected at the first general meeting of a Trust to
form a committee of management of the Trust, and of these-

   (a)  two shall be elected to hold office until the second annual general
        meeting;

   (b)  two shall be elected to hold office until the third annual general
        meeting; and

   (c)  three shall be elected to hold office until the fourth annual general
        meeting.

(2) The members of a Trust shall from time to time in general meeting as may
be required elect a person to fill any vacancy in the committee of management.

(3) Any person elected to fill a vacancy arising by expiration of the term of
office for which a member was elected shall hold office until the third annual
general meeting following his election, and any person elected to fill a
vacancy otherwise arising shall hold office for the balance of the term of
office of the member he replaces.

(4) It shall not be necessary for a member of a committee of management of a
Trust to be a member of the Trust.

(5) No person shall be disqualified from being elected as a member of a
committee of management of a Trust by reason of the fact that he is an officer
or employé of the Trust or is interested in a contract made by the Trust, but
a member of a committee of management shall not vote or take part in any
discussion on any matter affecting any contract in which he may be interested
(other than a contract of service).

(6) The office of a member of a committee of management of a Trust shall
become vacant if he-

   (a)  becomes of unsound mind or otherwise incapable of acting;

   (b)  becomes bankrupt;

   (c)  resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman
        of the Trust; or

   (d)  is removed from office by a resolution of which special notice is
        given passed at a general meeting of the Trust.

(7) A member of a committee of management shall be eligible for re-election.

(8) The members of a committee of management of a Trust shall be entitled to
receive such fees and travelling expenses (if any) as are from time to time
fixed by resolution of the Trust passed in general meeting.

(9) A committee of management shall at its first meeting-

   (a)  elect one of its members to be Chairman of the Trust, and determine
        the period for which he is to hold office;

   (b)  appoint a Secretary of the Trust; and

   (c)  appoint some place to be the office of the Trust-

and thereafter make such elections determinations and appointments as often as
may be required.

(10) A committee of management shall meet at least six times in each year.

(11) Three members of a committee of management shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting.

(12) During a vacancy in the office of any member of a committee of
management, the continuing members may (if there is a quorum) act as if the
vacancy had not occurred.

(13) Subject to this Act, a question arising at any meeting of a committee of
management shall be decided by a majority of votes of those present at the
meeting, but where there is no majority, the Chairman of the Trust or, if he
is not present, the person chosen to preside at the meeting in his absence,
shall have a second or casting vote.