PART V-ISLAND INDUSTRIES

e (1) The body corporate called “The Island Industries in being under The Aborigines’ and Torres Strait nders’ Afairs Act of 1965 is hereby preserved, continued in being this and in this Act is oard is a body corporate under the name “The Island d” and by that name has p etual succession and an official seal, which shall be judicially notice

and constituted under and for called the “‘Board” or the “Ida

oard consists of-

partment for the d control of the

d by the Governor in Council by in the Gazette; and

the time being selected by the Island the Governor in Council rs after the commencement of this Act

be the officer referred to in paragraph a member of Co-ordinating Council.

ection (3) and thereafter the chairman shall nominated by the members for the time be

cers. The persons who are

a ~ p o i n t m ~ n t s .

f a Y in

y him the Governor in erson to hold

the office at the pleasure of the Governor in Council.

cons

person nominated by him as his dele ate for a particular meeting.

(1) A quorum of members of the those members including the cha

) The chairman of the rd shall preside at every meeting of and a person nomi

which he is pres

) Subject to the

(b) may appoint such administrative and technical officers and clerks and employ such employees and agents as it considers

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necessary to the proper exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions.

(2) The secretary to the Board may execute documents on behalf oard, and may affix the official seal of the oard to any document uires the same and shall perform such d ies as are assigned to (3) Unless he is appointed to his

Act 1922-1978 the secret employee and agent of the at the pleasure of the

be its executive 1 the affairs of t

do and suffer.

warehouse~an, wharfinger, and any other business incidental cillary to any of the businesses specified or which, in oard's opinion can be profitably or e~ectually

connexion with any of the businesses specifie (b) acquire, lease, erect, maintain and renovate such b

ant and machin rd's opinion, are neces

of the powers confe wharves, vessels, tramways,

undertake such works as, in the or desirable for the proper exe on it by this Act;

(6) obtain and disseminate information with respect to the best manner of carrying on any business specified or referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, undertake the instruction of Islanders and other persons in any such business and, for that purpose, establish, maintain and conduct such schools and classes as the Board considers necessary or desirable and enter into contracts of apprenticeship;

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for the purpose of carrying on any business specified or referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, exercise all such powers, authorities and discretions and do all such acts and things as a natural person conducting such a business in the State might exercise and do;

cause investigations to be made and, from'time to time, report and recommend to the Director-General concerning- (i) any question touching trade, commerce or business carried

on by Islanders or in which they are interested or engaged;

(ii) markets for the produce of Islanders, trade in and methods of marketing such produce;

(iii) the encouragement, development and protection of the trade, commerce and industries of Islanders;

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finance any business specified OF referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection and, for that purpose, raise money on loan from the Treasurer of Queensland, the Corporation, the Corporation of the Agricultural Bank, or any bank, financial institution, or person and mortgage or assign by way of security property of the Board (including the rights of the Board under contracts made with Islanders or other persons in connexion with any such business).

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No part of the profits of the Board shall be paid into Consolidated Revenue but shall be applied for the general welfare of Islanders in such manner as the Board from time to time directs with the approval of the Governor in Council.

be audited by the Auditor-General or by a person authorized by him, each of whom shall have with respect to such audit and accounts all the powers and authorities conferred on him by the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977-1981 as if the Board were a department of government of Queensland.

by the Auditor-General.

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's a c c ~ ~ n t $ . (1) The accounts of the

The Board shall pay a fee for such audit in an amount determine (2) The Auditor-General shall, at least once in each year, report to

ister the result of each audit carried out pursuant to this section 1, if he thinks fit, include with the rep0 mendations to

ster with respect to the accounts ofthe

A COPY of such report and recommendation shall be furnished the chairman of the Board who shall submit the report a

recommendations to eeting held after

the report and recom

inister and the Board's chairman s he report and recommendations of the made pursuant to subsection (2).

on as e aft fir

shall the ter

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full report of its operations during the twelve months period that expired on the last day of January then last past.

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~ ~ ~ i n ~ s ~ r a ~ ~ ~ may replace ers. (1) The Governor in Council may at any time, on the recommendation of the Minister, dismiss the members for the time being of the Board, whereupon they shall cease to hold office, and may from time to time appoint in the place of those members an administrator to administer the Board’s affairs.

(2) A person appointed as administrator under subsection (1) shall administer the Board’s affairs for a period specified by the Governor in Council, not exceeding in any case a period of two years, unless within that specified period his appointment is revoked by the Governor in Council.

(3) The continuity of existence of the Board as a body corporate shall not be affected by a dismissal of members under subsection (1) and, for so long as he administe Board’s affairs, the administrator shall be taken to constitute the

by reason of the expiration of th revocation of his appointment the the persons referred to in section

Mi

ar a

r an area in which are situated premises in is carried on th e conduct of that busi

(4) Upon an administrator ceasing to administer the

’ d of his appointment or the shall again be constituted by

bers of the community resident in the area, the s practicable, enter into such contracts, transactions

re necessary or desirable to transfer the conduct of the business to the council or to such member or members or other member or members of that community.

ischarge of the obligation prescribed by subsection

(a)

the gard to the resources of the person or persons to that the conduct of the business in question should ay transfer the conduct of the business on such (3) Any person aggreived by the terms on which or manner in poses to transfer the conduct of a business to him

nister to review those terms or that manner.

(4) The Minister may, after receiving the representations of the oar$ and the applicant and making such inquiry as he thinks fit, either confirm the Board’s decision or vary it to such extent and in such manner as he thinks fit.

The Minister’s decision shall be final and binding and shall be given effect by the Board and all persons concerned.

terms and in such manner as it considers appropriate and which the Board

may apply to the

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