Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972

The membership of the Trust shall be comprised of persons of Aboriginal descent.

The Trust shall consist of a chairman and 6 other members but the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Trust, from time to time appoint an additional number of members.

The members shall be appointed by the Minister and the Minister shall appoint one of the members to be the chairman.

A member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument under which he is appointed, or until his term of tenure is terminated by the Governor.

A member may resign his office by a written notice given under his hand to, and accepted by, the Minister.

The performance of the functions of the Trust is not affected by reason only of there being a vacancy in the office of a member.

The Trust shall hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.

The Minister or the chairman may at any time convene a meeting of the Trust.

The chairman shall preside at all meetings at which he is present but in his absence the members present at a meeting shall elect one of their number to preside thereat and while so presiding that member has all the powers and duties of the chairman.

To constitute a meeting there must be not less than one‑half of the members present.

Each member, including the member presiding, has a deliberative vote only and, subject to the requirement that a quorum is present, all questions shall be decided by a majority.

A member shall be entitled to such remuneration, leave of absence, travelling and other allowances as the Minister determines.

A record of the proceedings of every meeting shall be kept in such manner as the Minister may direct or approve, and shall be certified as correct by the member presiding at that or the next succeeding meeting.

Subject to this Act, the Trust may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.