sec.44Term of office— Act , s 99

### sec.44 Term of office— Act , s 99 The term of office of a member of the committee continues until— another person is chosen for the position; or the member’s position becomes vacant under subsection (2) ; or the member’s term of office ends under subsection (4) . A member’s position becomes vacant if the member— dies; or becomes ineligible to hold the position; or resigns by written notice given to the chairperson or secretary; or is not present personally, by proxy or by any electronic means authorised by a resolution of the committee, at 2 consecutive meetings of the committee without the committee’s leave; or is convicted, whether or not a conviction is recorded, of an indictable offence; or is removed from office by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or is removed from office under section 45 . For subsection (2) (b) , without limiting the reasons a member may become ineligible to hold the member’s position, a member is ineligible to hold the member’s position if the member— was a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected but is no longer a member of the body corporate; or was not a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected and was nominated for membership by a member of the body corporate who is no longer a member of the body corporate; or is engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor, or authorised as a letting agent. The term of office of a member of a committee for the body corporate ends if the body corporate engages a body corporate manager under part 5 . To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a non-voting member of the committee. (sec.44-ssec.1) The term of office of a member of the committee continues until— another person is chosen for the position; or the member’s position becomes vacant under subsection (2) ; or the member’s term of office ends under subsection (4) . (sec.44-ssec.2) A member’s position becomes vacant if the member— dies; or becomes ineligible to hold the position; or resigns by written notice given to the chairperson or secretary; or is not present personally, by proxy or by any electronic means authorised by a resolution of the committee, at 2 consecutive meetings of the committee without the committee’s leave; or is convicted, whether or not a conviction is recorded, of an indictable offence; or is removed from office by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or is removed from office under section 45 . (sec.44-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , without limiting the reasons a member may become ineligible to hold the member’s position, a member is ineligible to hold the member’s position if the member— was a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected but is no longer a member of the body corporate; or was not a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected and was nominated for membership by a member of the body corporate who is no longer a member of the body corporate; or is engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor, or authorised as a letting agent. (sec.44-ssec.4) The term of office of a member of a committee for the body corporate ends if the body corporate engages a body corporate manager under part 5 . (sec.44-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a non-voting member of the committee. - (a) another person is chosen for the position; or - (b) the member’s position becomes vacant under subsection (2) ; or - (c) the member’s term of office ends under subsection (4) . - (a) dies; or - (b) becomes ineligible to hold the position; or - (c) resigns by written notice given to the chairperson or secretary; or - (d) is not present personally, by proxy or by any electronic means authorised by a resolution of the committee, at 2 consecutive meetings of the committee without the committee’s leave; or - (e) is convicted, whether or not a conviction is recorded, of an indictable offence; or - (f) is removed from office by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or - (g) is removed from office under section 45 . - (a) was a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected but is no longer a member of the body corporate; or - (b) was not a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected and was nominated for membership by a member of the body corporate who is no longer a member of the body corporate; or - (c) is engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor, or authorised as a letting agent.