17Termination of full‑time appointments

#### 17 Termination of full‑time appointments (1) The Governor‑General may terminate a full‑time member’s appointment for misbehaviour, or physical or mental incapacity. (2) The Governor‑General must terminate a full‑time member’s appointment if the member: (a) becomes bankrupt; or (b) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or (c) compounds with his or her creditors; or (d) makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors. (3) If a full‑time member engages in paid employment outside the duties of the member’s office without the Attorney‑General’s approval, the Governor‑General must terminate the member’s appointment. (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to a full‑time member who holds a judicial office. (5) If a full‑time member who is the holder of a judicial office stops holding that office, the Governor‑General may terminate the member’s appointment.