Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Act 1989

The Board shall consist of 13 members appointed by the Minister, of whom:

8 shall be traditional Aboriginal owners of the Park appointed on the nomination of the Jawoyn Association;

at least one is to be a member of the permanent staff of the

Commission appointed on the nomination of the Director of Parks and

Wildlife;

2 are to each hold an appointment (whether as an employee or a

Chief Executive Officer) under the Public Sector Employment and

Management Act 1993 and are to be appointed on the nomination of the Director of Parks and Wildlife;

one is to be the presiding member of the Kakadu National Park

Board established under the National Parks and Wildlife

Conservation Act 1975 of the Commonwealth or another Aboriginal member of the Kakadu National Park Board; and

one shall be a resident of the Katherine area appointed on the nomination of the Mayor of the municipality of Katherine.

Note for subsection (1):

The National Parks and

However, the Board for the Kakadu National Park continues in existence under Schedule 4, item 6(1)(c) to the Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 (Cth).

A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly or of either house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth is not eligible to be appointed or to hold office as a member of the Board.

As soon as practicable after an appointment under subsection (1) has been made, the Minister shall cause notice of that appointment to be published in the Gazette.

Subject to sections 11 and 12, a member of the Board holds office for a period of 3 years but is eligible for reappointment.

Where a member of the Board appointed under subsection (1)(a) is or is about to become unable, whether on account of illness or otherwise, to perform the duties of the member's office, the Jawoyn

Association may appoint a traditional Aboriginal owner of the Park to act in the place of that member during the period during which that member is unable to perform those duties, unless the first-mentioned member has, under section 14(4), given to another member a general authority to vote for him or her at meetings of the Board during the first-mentioned member's inability to perform the duties of that office.

A person appointed to act in the place of a member of the Board has all the functions and powers of that member.

The performance of a function or the exercise of a power of the

Board is not affected by reason only of there being a vacancy in the office of a member of the Board.