 The bill passed by the Australian parliament provided for a 29-member Council consisting of the Administrator, 16 civil servants, nine members appointed by the Administrator (three representatives of the indigenous population, three representing European settlers and three representing missionaries) and three elected Europeans.The Administrator served as presiding officer of the legislature.Voting was restricted to residents aged 21 or over who had lived in the territory for the last 12 months prior to registering to vote and weree not classed as a native or alien.