Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677:body:0:p43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677
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interests

  "143P.(1) Each member of the TSRA must make to the Minister a written disclosure of:

  (a) the member's financial interests; and

  (b) the financial interests of the member's immediate family;

equivalent to the disclosure of financial interests required to be made by officers of the Australian Public Service who are members of the Senior Executive Service.

"(2) The member must make a disclosure under subsection (1) within one month after being elected as member.

"(3) The member must from time to time make such further disclosures as are necessary to ensure that the information available to the Minister about the financial interests of the member, and of the members of his or her immediate family, is up-to-date.

  "(4) In this section:

'member' includes an acting member.

Resignation

"143Q. A member of the TSRA may resign by writing signed by him or her and sent to the Minister.

Members taken to have resigned from TSRA in certain circumstances

Member living outside Torres Strait area

  "143R.(1) If the TSRA is satisfied that a member of the TSRA:

  (a) does not live in the Torres Strait area; and

     (b) has not lived in the Torres Strait area at all during the immediately preceding period of 6 months;

the TSRA may, in writing, declare that it is so satisfied.

Member taken to have resigned if TSRA makes a declaration

"(2) Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, if the TSRA makes a declaration under subsection (1), the member concerned is, for all purposes, taken to have resigned on the date of the declaration.

TSRA may declare that member has become employee etc. of TSRA or Commission

"(3) The TSRA may, in writing, declare that a member of the TSRA has become an employee of, or a consultant to, the TSRA or the Commission.

Member taken to have resigned if TSRA makes a declaration

"(4) If the TSRA makes a declaration under subsection (3), the member concerned must, for all purposes, be taken to have resigned on the date of the declaration.

Suspension and removal from office of members of the TSRA

Minister may suspend member of the TSRA

"143S.(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may suspend a member of the TSRA from office because of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

Minister must give member of the TSRA notice before suspension

"(2) The Minister must not suspend the member from office unless the Minister has:

    (a) by written notice served on the member, given the member 7 days within which to show cause why the member should not be suspended; and

  (b) consulted the TSRA.

Statement to be laid before each House of the Parliament

"(3) The Minister must cause a