Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013

The Minister may establish a Land Holding Act stakeholder reference panel for a trust area to give information and advice to the Minister as provided for under this Act.

A Land Holding Act stakeholder reference panel may include any of the following—

the chief executive;

any other chief executive having responsibilities in relation to the trust area;Examples for paragraph (b)—

• the housing chief executive

• the chief executive of the department in which the Local Government Act 2009 is administered

any trustee of the trust area.

A member of a Land Holding Act stakeholder reference panel may be represented at a meeting of the panel by a person nominated by the member.

A Land Holding Act stakeholder reference panel may invite persons, or representatives of persons, likely to be affected by issues for consideration by the panel to participate in the panel’s consideration of the matters.Examples for subsection (4)—

• native title parties

• the local government with responsibility for the trust area