39Vacation of office of elected member of neighbourhood committee

39 Vacation of office of elected member of neighbourhood committee

39 Vacation of office of elected member of neighbourhood committee

(1) An elected member of a neighbourhood committee vacates office as a member—

(a) if the person ceases to be a member of the association or was nominated by a person who ceases to be a member of the association, or

(b) if the person was eligible to be a member at the time of appointment or election and the person ceases to be so eligible, or

(c) if the person was nominated by a member of the association or was a company nominee and the individual who nominated the person for election or the corporation for which the person is a company nominee gives written notice to the association that the person’s office is vacated, or

(d) on receipt by the association from the person of notice in writing of the person’s resignation as a member, or

(e) at the end of the next meeting at which a new committee is elected by the association, or

(f) if the association, by resolution at a general meeting, determines that the person’s office as a member is vacated.

(2) A neighbourhood committee may appoint a person eligible for election as a member to fill a vacancy in the office of a member of the committee, other than a vacancy arising under subsection (1)(e) or a vacancy in the office of an officer of the association.

Note.

Section 49(2) provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of members who are officers of the association.

(3) A person so appointed holds office, subject to this section, for the balance of the predecessor’s term of office.

(4) A resolution that the office of a member is vacated may relate to more than 1 member of a neighbourhood committee or to all members of a neighbourhood committee.

s 39: Am 2023 No 45, Sch 4[14] [15].