56Appointment of public officer etc.

#### 56 Appointment of public officer etc. (1) The Governing Committee of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association shall, within 3 weeks after its incorporation under this Act, appoint a person to be the public officer of the Association and determine an official address for the person from time to time holding the office and, if that office at any time becomes vacant, shall, within 3 weeks after it becomes vacant, appoint a person to fill that vacancy. (2) The public officer of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association holds office during the pleasure of the Governing Committee of the Association. (3) The public officer of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association may resign his or her office by signed writing delivered to the Chair of the Governing Committee of the Association but the resignation does not have effect until it is accepted by the Chair. (4) The Governing Committee of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association shall terminate the appointment of the public officer of the Association if the officer becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors or compounds with the officer’s creditors. (5) Where the Registrar considers that the place of the official address of the public officer of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association is not an appropriate place for the performance of the duties of the public officer under this Act, the Registrar may serve on the public officer a notice directing the Governing Committee of the Association to determine another official address and to notify the Registrar of the address so determined, and the Governing Committee shall obey that direction.