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

Case

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

  1. Name of rule

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

  1. Commencement

This rule commences on the day after it is registered.

  1. Amendment of Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 1996

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

Schedule 1        Amendments

(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

2A           TSRA wards

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

(a)    the Badu Island ward;

(b)    the Bamaga ward;

(c)    the Boigu Island ward;

(d)    the Dauan Island ward;

(e)    the Erub Island ward;

(f)    the Hammond Island ward;

(g)    the Iama Island ward;

(h)    the Kubin ward;

(i)    the Mabuiag Island ward;

(j)    the Masig Island ward;

(k)    the Mer Island ward;

(l)    the Ngurapai and Muralag ward;

(m)    the Port Kennedy ward;

(n)    the Poruma Island ward;

(o)    the Saibai Island ward;

(p)    the Seisia ward;

(q)    the St Pauls ward;

(r)    the TRAWQ ward;

(s)    the Ugar Island ward;

(t)    the Warraber Island ward.

2B           TSRA 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

2C           Designated 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. See

Actions
Download as PDF Download as Word Document


Cases Citing This Decision

0

Cases Cited

0

Statutory Material Cited

0