Sentences with phrase «of representative body»

Principles guiding the formation of the representative body and behavioural standards to be applied to members of the body;

The roles and functions of the representative body (including that the representative body not undertake a service delivery role);

Membership shall entitle a person to attend the Annual General Meeting of the representative body and to seek election or appointment to the National Congress or to participate in the relevant chamber of the body.

This practice interferes with the capacity of the representative body to prioritise its own workload according to the interests of native title parties.

Under the Native Title Act it is envisaged that such funding [funding of the representative body (ALRM) and native title claimants to take part in the negotiations] will be provided by ATSIC.

For example, following the 2007 amendments, when giving recognition to an NTRB, the Minister only needs to be satisfied that the body is, or will be able to, perform the functions of a representative body satisfactorily.

That item 26 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended to apply the notification and consultation requirements to all circumstances in which the Minister is considering varying the area of a representative body.

The Commission recommends that the requirements for notification and receiving submissions should apply to all variations of a representative body's area, regardless of how the variation was initiated.

relaxation of procedural fairness requirements in relation to the withdrawal of recognition and reduction of representative body areas (item 25);

Introduced limited term recognition, meaning that the continued recognition of each representative body was reconsidered at the end of each period.

Item 24 — proposed subsection 203AD (3B) which will require the Minister to determine whether in his or her opinion the recognition period will have an impact on the efficient performance of the functions of the representative body.

A statutory plan would provide a benchmark for the «satisfactory» performance of representative body functions.

Rather than imposing a burden on representative bodies, I consider that the long - term nature of native title litigation and projects, the paucity of representative body resources to progress them, and the necessity for fair allocation of resources, make transparent planning processes essential to the effective operation representative bodies.

Following these changes, when giving recognition to an NTRB, the Minister only needs to be satisfied that the body is, or will be able to, perform the functions of a representative body satisfactorily.

For this reason the Commission considers that the public notification and consultation requirements that are proposed in item 26 of Schedule 5 to the Bill should apply to all situations where the Government is considering varying, the area of a representative body.

Item 27 retains the relevance of the «fair operation» of representative body «structures and procedures» as a criterion for making recognition and withdrawal of recognition decisions [see s 203AI (1)-RSB-.

Require the Minister, no later than a specified time before the expiry of the period of recognition of a representative body, to invite that representative body to apply for a further period of recognition;

I am concerned that the net effect of the proposed amendments to the regulatory regime applicable to representative bodies is a further erosion of representative body independence.

The amendments redrew the boundaries of representative body areas (reducing the number of NTRBs), reassessed the existing bodies» eligibility, increased the Minister's control over the bodies, removed the requirement that representative bodies be representative and increased their responsibilities and functions.

During this period, the Commonwealth government also began to take steps to advance the establishment of a representative body.

An issue is whether there ought to be capacity for Associate Membership of the representative body open to non-Indigenous organisations.

This has manifested as incoherent organisational structures that were unable to meet the multiple objectives of a representative body.

I hope that over time we will see Indigenous organisations align their annual general meetings on a cycle that enables them to feed into the Annual Congresses of the representative body — so this is the type of change that may emerge over time.

The issue of whether a new National Indigenous Representative Body should deliver government services is a threshold question that will significantly impact on the design of a representative body.

There was also mixed support for the selection of members of a representative body.

Each category of bodies illustrated different approaches to structure, what function, membership and the processes for determining membership of the representative body.

The role of the representative body in advocating for the vulnerable was highlighted — be it for children, women and the elderly; and in the fight against poverty.

These must be considered when looking at the eligibility of non-Indigenous corporations to be recognised to perform the functions of a representative body.

All areas of government will benefit from the existence of the representative body.

A minimum period of one year may be granted in certain circumstances, including where the minister is of the opinion that one year would promote the efficient performance of the functions of a representative body (which are set out in Section 203B (1)-RRB-.29

Second, there has been a failure to clearly articulate and detail the functions of the representative body in accordance with the stated aspirations of Indigenous Australians.

The Torres Strait Regional Authority is a useful model to draw from in terms of how to structure the membership and functions of a representative body.

This may be on the application of a representative body or bodies, or on the minister's own initiative.

The funding base will also be critical in terms of establishing the independence of the representative body.

It will be critical for us to tease out what we mean by independence — what we expect of such independence - as this will have a significant impact on the design and processes of the representative body.

This process would be used during the establishment phase of the representative body.

But ultimately, we need to minimise the differences between what the Indigenous community expects of its representative body and what government is prepared to support.

A lack of appropriate representation of women and youth in national Indigenous governance structures, including at the highest levels of office, can impact on the confidence and legitimacy of the representative body among its constituents.

Ultimately, what this will be about will be making the body «government proof» so that the dictates of any particular government can not destroy the integrity of the representative body with the stroke of a pen and a slash of the budget.

Following the changes, in recognising an eligible body as a representative body, the minister only needs to be satisfied that the body is, or will be able to, perform the functions of a representative body satisfactorily.33

Lessons learnt from past Indigenous representative bodies have shown that there are some aspects of a representative body that do not work well.

Secondly, there has been a failure to clearly articulate and detail the functions of the representative body in accordance with the stated aspirations of Indigenous Australians.

This included having incoherent organisational structures that were unable to meet the multiple objectives of a representative body.

As Indigenous peoples, we need to debate what we see as the ultimate purposes of the representative body.

Appearing in unedited form in the Gazette on the first working day of the year, it must have left an extraordinary impression on those practice fee paying solicitors not familiar with the internal workings of their representative body.

However, conducting union business — some of which is political in itself — is not the only activity taking place during a meeting of a representative body.

Vice-chancellors, in the form of their representative body Universities UK, have set their face against Labour's plans.

AV IS NOT WANTED - EVEN BY THE YES CAMPAIGN: Before the general election, Nick Clegg described AV as «a miserable little compromise» and the Electoral Reform Society said they did «not regard it as suitable for the election of a representative body, e.g. a parliament».

Through this resource; By the end of the session all learners will be able to: a) Understand the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer and their purpose b) Identify the main points of contracts of employment and their purpose c) Outline the main points of legislation affecting employers and employees and their purpose d) Identify where to find information on employment rights and responsibilities both internally and externally e) Explain the purpose and functions of representative bodies that support employees f) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment g) Explain the benefits of making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment h) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for health, safety and security in a business environment i) Explain the purpose of following health, safety and security procedures in a business environment By the end of this session some learners will be able to: A. Establish a link between understanding responsibilities as the first step towards managing ones own work effectively for career progression.

I am concerned that such short - term recognition periods may result in an erosion of the independence and security of representative bodies.