16Termination of appointment

#### 16 Termination of appointment (1) The Minister may terminate a Council member’s appointment for: (a) physical or mental incapacity; or (b) misbehaviour; or (c) incompetence; or (d) inefficiency; or (e) failing to comply, either recklessly or intentionally, with regulation 15. (2) The Minister must terminate the 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) assigns his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors; or (e) is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or longer; or (f) is absent without leave of absence from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council.