Architects Act 2002
sec.86Termination of appointment
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sec.86 Termination of appointment
The Governor in Council may remove a member from office if— the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board without the board’s permission and without reasonable excuse; or the Minister is satisfied the member— is incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity, or otherwise fails to perform the member’s duties; or is performing the member’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or is affected by bankruptcy action; or is an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action after the commencement of this section; or has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence or an offence against this Act; or commits misconduct of a kind that could justify dismissal from the public service if the member were a public service officer. In this section— meeting means the following— if the member does not attend—a meeting with a quorum present; if the member attends—a meeting with or without a quorum present. (sec.86-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may remove a member from office if— the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board without the board’s permission and without reasonable excuse; or the Minister is satisfied the member— is incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity, or otherwise fails to perform the member’s duties; or is performing the member’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or is affected by bankruptcy action; or is an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action after the commencement of this section; or has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence or an offence against this Act; or commits misconduct of a kind that could justify dismissal from the public service if the member were a public service officer. (sec.86-ssec.2) In this section— meeting means the following— if the member does not attend—a meeting with a quorum present; if the member attends—a meeting with or without a quorum present.
- (a) the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board without the board’s permission and without reasonable excuse; or
- (b) the Minister is satisfied the member— (i) is incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity, or otherwise fails to perform the member’s duties; or (ii) is performing the member’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or (iii) is affected by bankruptcy action; or (iv) is an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action after the commencement of this section; or (v) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence or an offence against this Act; or (vi) commits misconduct of a kind that could justify dismissal from the public service if the member were a public service officer.