Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677:schedule:4:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 4 (pt 17/31)
Character Range: 198946–201714

considered or about to be considered by the Panel must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Panel.

"(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Panel.

Other terms and conditions

"141ZC. A member of a Panel holds office on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

Panel—resignation

"141ZD. A member of a Panel, being a member appointed by the Minister, may resign from the Panel by writing signed by the member and sent to the Minister.

"Subdivision E—Implementation of final boundary recommendation

Minister must give effect to final boundary recommendation

"141ZE.(1) If, on a particular day, a draft boundary recommendation becomes a final boundary recommendation, the Minister must give effect to the final boundary recommendation before the end of the period of 90 days beginning on that day.

"(2) The Federal Court of Australia may extend the period referred to in subsection (1) in special circumstances.

"(3) The Federal Court of Australia may make an order requiring the Minister to comply with subsection (1), even if the period referred to in that subsection has ended.".

Transitional provision—Review Panels not to review the boundaries of the Torres Strait region or the Torres Strait zone

111.(1) A Review Panel or an Augmented Review Panel must not do anything that is capable of resulting in a change to the boundaries of the Torres Strait region or the Torres Strait zone.

  (2) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on 1 July 1994.

Transitional provision—Regional Council electorate notices

112.(1) The amended Act has effect as if so much of a notice or determination made under subsection 91(1) of the Principal Act before the commencement of this section as is attributable to subsection 91(4) of that Act were an electorate notice.

  (2) In this section:

"amended Act" means the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

PART 31—AMENDMENTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS FROM 19 TO 17

Constitution of the Commission

  113. Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "a Chairperson and 18 other" and substituting "17";

     (b) by omitting from subsection (2) "Seventeen of the" and substituting "The";

  (c) by omitting subsections (3) and (4).

Amendments relating to the reduction in the number of Commissioners

  114. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 4 to this Act.

Application of amendments

115.(1) Despite the amendments made by this Part, the Principal Act continues to apply, until immediately