Division 4 Aboriginal Community Justice Groups

47   Minister to establish Group for each declared place

The Minister is to establish an Aboriginal Community Justice Group for each declared place.

48   Appointment of members of Groups

(1)  The Minister may appoint such Aboriginal persons as the Minister considers necessary to be members of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group established under this Part.

(2)  The Minister may make an appointment under subclause (1) only on the recommendation of the Project Officer for the declared place concerned.

(3)  A person appointed as a member under subclause (1) is appointed for a period of 3 years, unless before the expiry of that period:

(a)  the person resigns his or her appointment, or

(b)  the person’s appointment is revoked by the Minister.

(4)  A person appointed as a member under subclause (1) may resign his or her appointment by written notice to the Minister.

(5)  The Minister may revoke the appointment of a person as a member of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group at any time by written notice to the person.

(6)  Nothing in this clause prevents the Minister from re-appointing a person as a member of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group under subclause (1) following the expiry of a previous period of appointment or the revocation of a previous appointment.

49   Functions of Groups

The functions of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group include (but are not limited to) the following functions:

(a)  assessing the suitability of a referred offender to participate in the program and reporting to the participating court that referred the offender about the offender’s suitability,

(b)  such other functions as may be imposed or conferred on the Group by this Part or the guidelines.

50   Procedure

(1)  The procedure for the calling of meetings of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group and the conduct of business at those meetings is, subject to this Part and the guidelines, to be as determined by the Group.

(2)  The quorum for a meeting of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group is 3 members of the Group.

(3)  A decision supported by a majority of the members in attendance at a meeting of an Aboriginal Community Justice Group is to be treated as a decision of the whole Group.