Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Regulation 2008
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Regulation 2008
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For each main Indigenous social grouping, only 1 member who represents the grouping (the voting member ) may vote on a question to be decided at a special meeting. If 2 members of a main Indigenous social grouping are present at a special meeting, the members of the justice group who represent the grouping— may decide the grouping’s voting member for a question; and if more than 1 question is to be decided, may decide that a different member is the grouping’s voting member for different questions. A question at a special meeting of the justice group is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members voting on the question and, if the votes are equal, the question is decided in the negative. (sch.5-sec.14-ssec.1) For each main Indigenous social grouping, only 1 member who represents the grouping (the voting member ) may vote on a question to be decided at a special meeting. (sch.5-sec.14-ssec.2) If 2 members of a main Indigenous social grouping are present at a special meeting, the members of the justice group who represent the grouping— may decide the grouping’s voting member for a question; and if more than 1 question is to be decided, may decide that a different member is the grouping’s voting member for different questions. (sch.5-sec.14-ssec.3) A question at a special meeting of the justice group is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members voting on the question and, if the votes are equal, the question is decided in the negative.