33Power of First Peoples' Assembly to make internal rules

33 Power of First Peoples' Assembly to make internal rules

(1) The First Peoples' Assembly may make internal rules.

(2) Internal rules must relate to the internal affairs of Gellung Warl, including all or any of the following—

(a) its institutional structure;

(b) its institutional governance;

(c) any other matter relating to its internal operation.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), internal rules—

(a) must provide for—

(i) the content or subject matter set out in Schedule 1; and

(ii) in the case of internal rules which are electoral rules, the content or subject matter set out in Schedule 2; and

(b) may provide for any other matter authorised by this Act or any other Act to be included in internal rules.

See also section 36.

(4) An internal rule may—

(a) be of general or limited application; and

(b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and

(c) leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined or approved by Gellung Warl or the First Peoples' Assembly; and

(d) confer powers or discretions or impose duties on any person or on a specified person or body or class of persons or bodies; and

(e) provide in a specified case or class of cases for the exemption of persons or things or a class of persons or things from any of the provisions of the internal rules—

(i) whether unconditionally or on specified conditions; and

(ii) either wholly or to such an extent as is specified in the rules; and

(f) apply, adopt or incorporate by reference any document formulated or published by a person or body, whether—

(i) without modification or as modified by the rule; or

(ii) as formulated or published on or before the date when the rule is made; or

(iii) as formulated or published from time to time.