Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Amendment Rule 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Amendment Rule 2012 (No. 1)1

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

I, Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make the following rule under section 143G of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005.

Dated 4 June 2012

Jenny Macklin

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

1Name of rule

This rule is the Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Amendment Rule 2012 (No. 1) .

2Commencement

This rule commences on the day after it is registered.

3Amendment of Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 1996

Schedule 1 amends the Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 1996.

Schedule 1Amendments

(section 3)

[1]Subrule 2 (1), definition of Authority

omit

[2]Subrule 2 (1)

insert

collection district, of a particular number, means the area with that number shown on a map published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 24 August 2005.

[3]Subrule 2 (1), definition of ward

omit

[4]Rule 2A

substitute

2ATSRA wards

For paragraph 142TA (1) (a) of the Act, the following TSRA wards are specified:

1. (a)

   the Badu Island ward;

2. (b)

   the Bamaga ward;

3. (c)

   the Boigu Island ward;

4. (d)

   the Dauan Island ward;

5. (e)

   the Erub Island ward;

6. (f)

   the Hammond Island ward;

7. (g)

   the Iama Island ward;

8. (h)

   the Kubin ward;

9. (i)

   the Mabuiag Island ward;

10. (j)

    the Masig Island ward;

11. (k)

    the Mer Island ward;

12. (l)

    the Ngurapai and Muralag ward;

13. (m)

    the Port Kennedy ward;

14. (n)

    the Poruma Island ward;

15. (o)

    the Saibai Island ward;

16. (p)

    the Seisia ward;

17. (q)

    the St Pauls ward;

18. (r)

    the TRAWQ ward;

19. (s)

    the Ugar Island ward;

20. (t)

    the Warraber Island ward.

2BTSRA ward boundaries

For paragraph 142TA (1) (b) of the Act, this rule sets the boundaries for the TSRA wards mentioned in rule 2A.

Item	Ward	Boundary
1	Badu Island	Boundary of collection district 3010201
2	Bamaga	Boundary of collection district 3012805
3	Boigu Island	Boundary of collection district 3010101
4	Dauan Island	Boundary of collection district 3010102
5	Erub Island	Boundary of collection district 3010110
6	Hammond Island	Boundary of collection district 3010211
7	Iama Island	Boundary of collection district 3010108
8	Kubin	Boundary of collection district 3010208
9	Mabuiag Island	Boundary of collection district 3010109
10	Masig Island	Boundary of collection district 3010106
11	Mer Island	Boundary of collection district 3010107
12	Ngurapai and Muralag	Boundary of collection districts 3010210 and 3010206, excluding Goodes Island and Friday Island
13	Port Kennedy	Boundary of collection districts 3010302 and 3010303
14	Poruma Island	Boundary of collection district 3010209
15	Saibai Island	Boundary of collection district 3010103
16	Seisia	Boundary of collection district 3012801
17	St Pauls	Boundary of collection district 3010207
18	TRAWQ	Boundary of collection district 3010301
19	Ugar Island	Boundary of collection district 3010111
20	Warraber Island	Boundary of collection district 3010203

2CDesignated number for TSRA wards

For paragraph 142TA (1) (c) of the Act, the designated number for each TSRA ward mentioned in rule 2A is 1.

[5]Further amendments—TSRA

The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘Authority’ and inserting ‘TSRA’:

· subrule 2 (1), definition of Chairperson

· subrule 2 (1), definition of election

· subrule 4 (1)

· subparagraph 4 (2) (d) (ii)

· rules 6 and 8

· subparagraphs 31 (1) (e) (ii) and 44 (3) (e) (ii)

· paragraph 118 (1) (j).

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003