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from office

"(7) If the Minister removes a member of the TSRA from office, the Minister must cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament, within 7 sitting days of that House after the removal, a statement:

  (a) identifying the member; and

  (b) stating that he or she has been removed from office; and

  (c) setting out the ground of the removal.

Circumstances in which member of TSRA taken to be guilty of misbehaviour

"(8) Without limiting the generality of this section, a member of the TSRA is taken to have been guilty of misbehaviour if he or she has knowingly voted in favour of, or knowingly participated in, a contravention of a lawful direction given by the Minister to the TSRA, whether under section 142E or 144ZD or any other provision of this Act.

Recall of member of the TSRA

"143T.(1) If the Minister receives a valid petition calling for the removal of a member of the TSRA from office, the Minister must remove that member from office as soon as possible.

  "(2) In this section:

'eligible person' means a person who would be entitled to vote at an election for that member of the TSRA;

'sufficient number' means a number that is more than 66% of the Torres Strait area number;

'valid petition' means a petition:

     (a) that contains the signatures of a sufficient number of persons who were eligible persons when they signed the petition; and

  (b) that sets out legibly:

      (i) the name of each person who signed the petition; and

      (ii) the date on which the person signed; and

        (iii) an address for the person that is sufficient to identify the place where the person lives; and

     (c) all the signatures to which have been affixed within the period of 6 months immediately before the delivery of the petition to the Minister.

Members of TSRA, and TSRA Administrators, not personally liable

"143U.(1) A member of the TSRA is not personally liable to an action or other proceeding for damages for or in relation to anything done or omitted to be done in good faith:

  (a) by the TSRA; or

  (b) by the member in the capacity of member.

"(2) A TSRA Administrator is not personally liable to an action or other proceeding for damages for or in relation to an act done or omitted to be done:

    (a) by the Torres Strait Regional Council before the TSRA Administrator was appointed; or

  (b) by the TSRA before the TSRA Administrator was appointed; or

    (c) in good faith by the TSRA Administrator in the capacity of TSRA Administrator.

Other terms and conditions

"143V. A member of the TSRA holds office on such terms and conditions