17ATermination of part‑time appointments

17A Termination of part‑time appointments

(1) The Attorney‑General may terminate a part‑time member’s appointment for misbehaviour, or physical or mental incapacity. (2) The Attorney‑General must terminate a part‑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) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a part‑time member who holds a judicial office. (4) If a part‑time member who is the holder of a judicial office stops holding that office, the Attorney‑General may terminate the member’s appointment.