Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677:schedule:4:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04677
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 4 (pt 23/31)
Character Range: 214818–217647

starting on the day when the Minister fixes a day or days for the polling in accordance with subsection 142Y(2); and

     (b) ending on the last day on which a poll is declared in relation to that TSRA election;

'eligible number', in relation to the TSRA, means 20;

'estimated population', in relation to the Torres Strait area, means the number of persons living in that area set out in the most recent TSRA notice that includes such a number;

'Queensland Act' means the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 of Queensland as amended and in force from time to time, and includes any law of Queensland that replaces that Act;

'Torres Strait area' means the area described in the map called 'ATSIC Thursday Island Region—ATSIC 93/25', being the map referred to in the determination made by the Minister under paragraph 91(1)(b) on 27 September 1993;

'Torres Strait area number', in relation to the Torres Strait area, means the number of potential voters set out in the most recent TSRA notice that includes such a number;

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'TSRA' means the Torres Strait Regional Authority established by section 142;

'TSRA Administrator' means a TSRA Administrator appointed under:

  (a) section 142R; or

  (b) section 144ZQ;

to administer the affairs of the TSRA;

'TSRA election' means an election for members of the TSRA conducted under Division 5 of Part 3A;

'TSRA election rules' means rules made by the Minister under section 143G;

'TSRA Finance Direction' means a direction given to the TSRA by the Minister under section 144ZD;

'TSRA General Manager' means the General Manager of the TSRA referred to in section 144G;

'TSRA Housing Fund' means the TSRA Housing Fund established by section 144 V;

'TSRA Land and Natural Resources Fund' means the TSRA Land and Natural Resources Fund established by section 144W;

'TSRA notice', in relation to a TSRA election, means a notice under subsection 143(2);".

5. Subsection 20(1):

  Omit "Act", substitute "Part".

6. Subsection 20(3):

  Omit "Act", substitute "Part".

7. Subsection 32(1):

After "zone election" insert "(other than an election for the Torres Strait zone)".

8. Subsection 39(2):

  Omit the subsection, substitute:

  "(2) An elected Commissioner is taken to have resigned if:

    (a) in the case of a Commissioner elected by the members of Regional Councils:

       (i) the Commissioner resigns from the Regional Council of which he or she was a member when elected to represent the zone concerned; or

SCHEDULE 2—continued

        (ii) under section 121, the Commissioner is taken to have resigned from that Regional Council; or

  (b) in the case of a Commissioner elected by the members of the TSRA:

      (i) the Commissioner resigns from the TSRA; or

         (ii) under section 143R, the Commissioner is taken to have