12When does a Board member's office become vacant?

12 When does a Board member's office become vacant?

(1) The office of a member of the Board becomes vacant if the member—

(a) without leave first being granted by the Board, is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of which reasonable notice was given to the member, either in person or by post; or

(b) becomes an insolvent under administration; or

(c) is convicted of an indictable offence or an offence that, if committed in Victoria, would be an indictable offence; or

(d) resigns by writing delivered to the Minister; or

(e) is removed from office under subsection (2).

(2) The Governor in Council may remove a member of the Board from office if of the opinion that the member—

(a) is guilty of improper conduct in carrying out the duties of the member's office; or

(b) is mentally or physically incapable of carrying out satisfactorily the duties of the member's office; or

(c) has failed to comply with any term or condition of appointment.