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or
 (b) the directors of a specified class of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation;
is a legislative instrument.
 (7) A determination under subsection (1) in relation to:
 (a) a specified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation; or
 (b) the directors of a specified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation;
is not a legislative instrument.

187‑20  Criteria for determinations
 (1) In making a determination under section 187‑5 or 187‑15, the Registrar must be satisfied that the requirements of the relevant exemptible provisions of this Chapter would:
 (a) be inappropriate in the circumstances; or
 (b) impose unreasonable burdens.

Unreasonable burden
 (2) In deciding for the purposes of subsection (1) if the relevant exemptible provisions impose an unreasonable burden on the corporation or corporations, the Registrar is to have regard to:
 (a) the expected costs of complying with the obligations; and
 (b) the expected benefits of having the corporation or corporations comply with the obligations; and
 (c) any practical difficulties that the corporation or corporations face in complying effectively with the obligations; and
 (d) any other matters that the Registrar considers relevant.

Chapter 5—Meetings

Part 5‑1—Introduction

Division 193—Introduction

193‑1  What this Chapter is about

      This Chapter deals with 2 kinds of meetings that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations may have—directors' meetings and general meetings.
      This Chapter sets out the rules for those meetings. Some of those rules may be modified or replaced by the corporation's constitution. Others cannot be.
      An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may be exempted in part from some of the requirements of this Chapter (see Part 5‑5).

Part 5‑2—General meetings

Division 198—Introduction

198‑1  What this Part is about

      This Part sets out the rules for holding general meetings. An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is required to hold annual general meetings.
      Some of the rules in this Chapter may be modified or replaced by the corporation's constitution. Others cannot be.

Division 201—What are the rules concerning general meetings?

Subdivision 201‑A—Who may call general meetings?

201‑1  Director may call meetings (replaceable rule—see section 60‑1)
  A director of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may call a general meeting of the corporation.

201‑5  Request by members for directors to call general meetings

Which members may make a request?
 (1) The directors of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation must call and arrange to hold a general meeting on the request of at least the required number of members under subsection (4).
 (2) The request must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) state any resolution to be proposed at the meeting; and
 (c) be signed by the members making the request; and
 (d) nominate a member (the nominated member) to be the contact member on behalf