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Draft Legislation Anti-Discrimination Bill 1992

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Title

Draft Legislation Anti-Discrimination Bill 1992

Other title

Tabled Paper 1010

Collection

Tabled Papers for 6th Assembly 1990 - 1994; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT

Date

1992-08-19

Description

Tabled by Shane Stone

Notes

Made available by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory under Standing Order 240. Where copyright subsists with a third party it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material.

Language

English

Subject

Tabled papers

File type

application/pdf

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Copyright

Copyright owner

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License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00044

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/293563

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/397442

Page content

Anti-Discrimlnation (4) The Minister shall cause a copy of each report furnished under subsection (1) to be laid before the Legislative Assembly not later than 6 sitting days of the Assembly after the report has been so furnished. 17. SPECIAL REPORT (1) The Minister may, in writing, at any time direct r the Commissioner to provide a report on any aspect of the operation of this Act. (2) If the Minister so determines, a report under subsection (1) shall be included in a report furnished under section 16. 18. MINISTER MAY APPOINT PERSONS TO ASSIST COMMISSIONER (1) Subject to this Act, the Minister may appoint a person to exercise a power or perform a function of the Commissioner under Part 6. (2) The Commissioner may request the Minister to exercise the Minister's power under subsection (1) in respect of a particular complaint or matter, and the Minister shall, on receiving such a request, exercise the power accordingly. (3) The Minister may, under subsection (1), appoint such number of persons as the Minister considers necessary for the purposes of this section. (4) A person who holds an appointment under subsection (1) may, at the request of the Commissioner, exercise such powers and perform such functions of the Commissioner under Part 6 as the Commissioner directs and, for the purposes of the person exercising those powers and performing those functions, the person shall be deemed to be the Commissioner. (5) The Minister may determine the terms and conditions of appointment, including remuneration, of a person appointed under subsection (1). 19. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS NOT TO BE APPOINTED (1) A member of the Legislative Assembly shall not be appointed as the Commissioner, to act as the Commissioner, or to exercise a power or perform a function of the Commissioner under Part 6. (2) An appointment of a person as the Commissioner, to act as the Commissioner, or to exercise a power or perform a function of the Commissioner under Part 6, ceases on the person becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly. 13