Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CHAPTER 6 - OFFICERS  

PART 6-2 - APPOINTMENT, REMUNERATION AND CESSATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS  

Division 246 - Appointment of directors  

SECTION 246-5   MAJORITY OF DIRECTOR REQUIREMENTS  

246-5(1)    
A majority of the directors of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation must be individuals who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons.

246-5(2)    
A majority of the directors of the corporation must ordinarily reside in Australia.

246-5(3)    
A majority of the directors of the corporation must be members of the corporation.

246-5(4)    
A majority of the directors of the corporation must not be employees of the corporation.

246-5(5)    
If a person is performing a chief executive officer function in relation to the corporation, the person may be a director of the corporation but cannot chair the directors ' meetings. The person counts as an employee for the purposes of determining under subsection (4) whether a majority of directors are employees.

Note:

For the meaning of chief executive officer function , see section 694-85 .



 

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