Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00006:clause:1_17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00006
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 17
Character Range: 6030–6806

17  After subsection 12(1)
Insert:
 (1A) In making one or more appointments, the Minister must ensure that, immediately following the appointments (and taking into account the characteristics of all the elected Councillors and appointed Councillors at that time):
 (a) at least 5 of the Councillors are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders; and
 (b) at least one of the Councillors is a Torres Strait Islander.
 (1B) A person cannot be elected or appointed as a Councillor for a term that starts immediately after the end of 2 consecutive terms of office of the person as a Councillor (whether the person was an elected Councillor or an appointed Councillor for either or both of those earlier terms).
Note: Section 15 deals with the term of office of a Councillor.