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(c) in any other case—the Regional Councillors present are to elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.".

Regulations

31. Section 201 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (2)(b) "or 127J" after "127".

Application of amendments

32.(1) The amendments made by this Part (other than section 22) do not apply until immediately after the end of the election period for the round of Regional Council elections for 1993.

(2) The amendments made by section 22 apply to the round of Regional Council elections for 1993 and to each later round.

PART 6—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE TORRES STRAIT
REGIONAL COUNCIL

Insertion of new section

33. After section 104 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Election for Torres Strait Regional Council deferred from 1993 to 1994

Exemption from 1993 round of elections

"104A.(1) The Torres Strait Regional Council is exempt from the 1993 round of Regional Council elections.

Deferral of election until 1994

"(2) Unless the Parliament otherwise provides, the election for the Torres Strait Regional Council that would otherwise have been held in 1993 must be held in 1994.

Date of 1994 election

"(3) Unless the Parliament otherwise provides, the polling day or days for the 1994 election for the Torres Strait Regional Council must be not later than the day in 1994 on which the triennial election is held for an Island Council under the Queensland Act.

Modification of references to 1993 round of elections

"(4) A reference in a provision of this Act (other than this section), or in a provision of any other law of the Commonwealth, to:

     (a) the end of the election period for the round of Regional Council elections for 1993; or

  (b) the end of the round of Regional Council elections for 1993;

has effect, for the purposes of the application of that provision to the Torres Strait Regional Council, as if it were a reference to:

     (c) the end of the election period for the Torres Strait Regional Council election for 1994; or

  (d) the end of the Torres Strait Regional Council election for 1994;

as the case requires.

1994 election to be treated as a round in its own right

"(5) The following provisions apply in relation to the Torres Strait Regional Council election for 1994 as if that election were a round in its own right:

  (a) definition of 'election period' in subsection 4(1);

  (b) paragraph 91(7)(b);

  (c) paragraph 100A(5)(b);

  (d) subsection 104(2);

  (e) subsection 130(3);

  (f) paragraph 132(1)(b);

  (g) section 133.

Start of election period for 1994

"(6) Subsection 106(1A) applies in relation to the Torres Strait Regional Council as if a reference in that subsection to the round of Regional