71Appointment of Administrator

#### 71 Appointment of Administrator (1) If the Registrar considers that there may be grounds for appointing an Administrator, the Registrar may serve on the public officer of the corporation a notice in writing calling upon the corporation to show cause, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, why an Administrator should not be appointed. (2) After that period, and having considered any representations made by the corporation, the Registrar may appoint an Administrator if satisfied that any of the following grounds have been established: (a) in the case of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association—the Association has been trading at a loss for at least 6 months during the preceding period of 12 months; (b) the Council or the Governing Committee, as the case may be, has failed to comply with a provision of this Act, the regulations or the Rules, and has failed to provide a satisfactory explanation; (c) in the case of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association—the members of the Governing Committee have acted in the affairs of the Association in their own interests rather than in the interests of the members of the Association or otherwise in a way that appears to be unfair or unjust to members of the Association; (d) in the case of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association—the appointment of an Administrator is required in the interests of members and creditors of the Association; (e) in the case of an Aboriginal Council—the appointment of an Administrator is required in the interests of adult Aboriginals in the Council area; (f) the appointment of an Administrator is otherwise required in the public interest. (3) The Registrar must not appoint an Administrator without the prior approval of the Minister.