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 246-25   TERM OF APPOINTMENT  
Directors appointed on registration (replaceable rule - see section 60-1)

246-25(1)    
If a director has been identified in the application for registration of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation as a director who is to be appointed for only one year, the director ' s appointment ends at the first AGM that occurs more than one year after the date of the corporation ' s registration.

Other directors

246-25(2)    
Subject to subsection (4) , a director of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation must not be appointed for a period exceeding 2 years.

Note:

An application may be made to exempt the directors of the corporation from the requirements of this subsection (see section 310-5 ).



Director may be reappointed (replaceable rule - see section 60-1)

246-25(3)    
A director is eligible for reappointment.

Appointments continue to next general meeting

246-25(4)    
If the terms of appointment of all of the directors of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation expire so that there are no directors appointed at a particular time, the terms are extended until the next general meeting occurring after the expiry of the term of the director whose appointment was last to expire.