27Power of Committee of Elders

27 Power of Committee of Elders

(1) The powers of the Kirrae Whurrong Committee of Elders are: (a) subject to section 25 and to the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, to declare a specified person to be eligible to be a member of the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation or any body created by the Corporation; (b) to determine anything with respect to: (i) matters of spiritual, cultural and religious significance to the Corporation; (ii) the management or development of any sacred or significant site in Framlingham Forest; (iii) the maintenance and application within the Corporation of the traditional lores, customs and practices of the Corporation; and (iv) the harvesting, taking, use or pursuit of animal and vegetable life (including fish and bird life) found in Framlingham Forest with limitations as to time, volume and circumstances; and (c) to hear and determine disputes within the Corporation about breaches of traditional customs, lores and practices. (2) A decision of the Committee of Elders is final and binding on all members of the Corporation. (3) The Corporation shall act in accordance with the decisions of the Committee of Elders about all matters in respect of which the Committee has power to make decisions. (4) Nothing in this section has effect so as to confer judicial power on the Committee of Elders. (5) Subject to the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, a person is eligible to be a member of the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation or a body created by that Corporation if, and only if, a declaration in force under paragraph (1)(a) so declares.