Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsPersons become members on registration
(1) A person becomes a member of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation on registration of the corporation if:
(a) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 21 - 1 and the person is specified in the application with the person's consent as a proposed member of the corporation; or
(b) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 22 - 1 for registration of a body corporate as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation under Part 2 - 3 and the person is a member of the body corporate immediately before registration of the corporation; or
(c) the corporation was registered as a result of an application made under section 23 - 1 to register an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation (the amalgamated corporation ) under Part 2 - 3 to replace 2 or more existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations (the amalgamating corporations ) and the person is a member of any of the amalgamating corporations immediately before the registration of the amalgamated corporation.
Note: A member's name must be entered in the register of members (see section 180 - 5).
Persons become directors etc. on registration
(1A) A person becomes a director, corporation secretary or contact person of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation on registration of the corporation if the person is specified in the application under section 21 - 1, 22 - 1 or 23 - 1 with his or her consent as a proposed director, corporation secretary or contact person of the corporation.
If no contact person nominated in the application for registration
(2) If:
(a) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is registered as a small or medium corporation; and
(b) the application for registration does not specify a person to be the contact person for the corporation;
the applicant becomes the contact person for the corporation on registration.
If person nominated in application for registration as contact person without the person's consent
(3) If:
(a) a person is specified in an application for registration of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation as the contact person for the corporation; and
(b) the person is specified without his or her consent; and
(c) before registration, the Registrar becomes aware of that fact;
the Registrar may determine, by notice in writing given to the applicant, that the applicant for registration is the contact person for the corporation on registration.
(4) A determination under subsection (3) is not a legislative instrument.