Statewide Treaty Act 2025
100Appointment as Nginma Ngainga Wara member
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100 Appointment as Nginma Ngainga Wara member
(1) The First Peoples' Assembly must appoint at least 2 but not more than 3 eligible persons as Nginma Ngainga Wara members.
(2) The First Peoples' Assembly may appoint a person in accordance with the internal rules if it is of the opinion that the person has the skills and experience necessary for Nginma Ngainga Wara to perform its functions.
(3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a Nginma Ngainga Wara member if the person—
(a) is a member of the Parliament of Victoria or the Parliament of the Commonwealth or the Parliament of another State or a Territory; or
(b) is employed as a Ministerial officer, a Parliamentary officer or an electorate officer by a member of the Parliament of Victoria or in a corresponding position (however designated) by, or for, a member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or the Parliament of another State or a Territory; or
(c) is a Councillor of a Council constituted under the Local Government Act 2020 or a member of a corresponding body (however designated) under an Act of another State or a Territory; or
(d) is a member of Council staff within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2020 or in a corresponding position (however designated) under an Act of another State or a Territory; or
(g) is a member of the First Peoples' Assembly, a Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna member or a Gellung Warl staff member or holds a paid position with Gellung Warl; or
(h) is a public sector employee within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 or in a corresponding position (however designated) under an Act of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory; or
(m) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for an indictable offence and is subject to a parole order that includes a travel restriction condition.