64Interim Council to operate in interim period

64 Interim Council to operate in interim period (1) During the interim period, sections 9 and 10 apply as if a reference in those sections to the Council were a reference to the interim Council. (2) The interim Council consists of 5 persons appointed in writing by the Minister, one of whom is to be appointed as the Chairperson of the interim Council.

Part 9 Transitional matters for Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Amendment Act 2012 Division 3 New Council Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Act 1999 44 (3) The Minister must be satisfied that each person appointed under subsection (2) has the appropriate qualifications or expertise for membership of the interim Council. (4) The interim Council may exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Council under this Act during the interim period as if it were the Council constituted under section 11. (5) A member of the interim Council has the same powers, functions, responsibilities, duties and protections under this Act as a member of the Council constituted under section 11.