Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ACT 2005 - SECT 191X

Appointment by Minister

  (1)   An Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Director is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.

Aboriginal persons/Torres Strait Islanders

  (2)   The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Chairperson and at least 4 other Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Directors must be Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders.

Consultation

  (3)   Before appointing a person as an Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Director, the Minister must consult the Finance Minister about the appointment.

Qualifications

  (4)   Each ordinary member of the Board is to be a person who the Minister is satisfied has experience in:

  (a)   land, water or environmental management; or

  (b)   business or financial management; or

  (c)   Aboriginal community life or Torres Strait Islander community life;

and the Minister must ensure that at least 2 ordinary members of the Board have experience in business or financial management.