Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492:front:0:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 112288–115226

on registration
 (1) A person becomes a member of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation on registration of the corporation if:
 (a) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 21‑1 and the person is specified in the application with the person's consent as a proposed member of the corporation; or
 (b) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 22‑1 for registration of a body corporate as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation under Part 2‑3 and the person is a member of the body corporate immediately before registration of the corporation; or
 (c) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 23‑1 to register an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation (the amalgamated corporation) under Part 2‑3 to replace 2 or more existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations (the amalgamating corporations) and the person is a member of any of the amalgamating corporations immediately before the registration of the amalgamated corporation.
Note: A member's name must be entered in the register of members (see section 180‑5).

Persons become directors etc. on registration
 (1A) A person becomes a director, corporation secretary or contact person of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation on registration of the corporation if the person is specified in the application under section 21‑1, 22‑1 or 23‑1 with his or her consent as a proposed director, corporation secretary or contact person of the corporation.

If no contact person nominated in the application for registration
 (2) If:
 (a) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is registered as a small or medium corporation; and
 (b) the application for registration does not specify a person to be the contact person for the corporation;
the applicant becomes the contact person for the corporation on registration.

If person nominated in application for registration as contact person without the person's consent
 (3) If:
 (a) a person is specified in an application for registration of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation as the contact person for the corporation; and
 (b) the person is specified without his or her consent; and
 (c) before registration, the Registrar becomes aware of that fact;
the Registrar may determine, by notice in writing given to the applicant, that the applicant for registration is the contact person for the corporation on registration.

 (4) A determination under subsection (3) is not a legislative instrument.

42‑15  Registered office
  If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is registered as a large corporation, the address (if any) specified in the corporation's application for registration as the proposed registered office becomes the address of the corporation's registered office on registration.

42‑20  Document