{"id":"F2005L00150","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Protection of Assets) Directions 2005","slug":"aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33575,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00150-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Protection of Assets) Directions 2005","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Protection of Assets) Directions 2005\n\nI, AMANDA ELOISE VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, give these Directions to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission under subsection 12(1) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989.\n\nDated 28 January 2005\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of Directions\n\nThese Directions are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Protection of Assets) Directions 2005 .\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Directions commence when they are given to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn this Direction:\n\nCommission means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission;\n\nAsset means property of any kind excluding interests in land as defined by the Lands Acquisition Act 1989.\n\n4 Commission may dispose of assets\n\nThe Commission may sell, exchange, barter, or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets if, and only if, the condition set out in clause 5 is satisfied.\n\n5 Notification of the Minister\n\nThe Commission must not sell, exchange, barter or otherwise dispose of any of its assets unless the Commission has given the Minister 30 days notice, in writing, of its intention to do so.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1264},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Directions remain tightly focused on their original purpose of establishing a ministerial notification requirement for ATSIC asset disposals. The scope has not expanded beyond this simple protective control mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short clauses in total","Minimal definitions (just 2 terms: 'Commission' and 'Asset')","Single, straightforward condition (30-day written notice)","No internal cross-references or sections","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested legal tests"],"plain_english_summary":"These Directions set the rules for how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) could sell, trade, or give away its property.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n* **What it covers:** Any assets owned by ATSIC (like equipment, vehicles, or intellectual property) **except land** — land is dealt with under different laws.\n* **The main rule:** ATSIC could only sell, exchange, barter, or otherwise dispose of assets if it first gave the Minister 30 days' written notice of its intention.\n* **Why it matters:** It created a cooling-off period that allowed ministerial oversight before the Commission could get rid of valuable property, helping prevent rushed or improper asset sales.\n\nIn short, it was a mandatory 'heads up' system — no asset could be sold without the Minister getting a month's warning in writing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005","history":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-protection-of-assets-directions-2005/documents"}}